Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium Funding?
Pupil Premium is additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils to try to ensure they attain as well as and make as much progress as their peers. 

How the funding is allocated?
It is paid to schools according to the number of pupils who have been: registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the past six years or been in care for six months or longer.  

Summary of Barriers to Educational Achievement 
The challenges faced by eligible pupils are wide-ranging, their attainment on entry varies and the school takes account of each child’s entry point and ensures they are well supported to achieve their potential.  Below are shared some of these barriers which can apply to pupils in our school.

• Pupils entering school are in some instances below the national expectation in the areas of understanding, speaking, self-confidence and awareness, reading, number, the world, technology, expressive arts and design.
• Find it difficult to interact with other pupils
• Require additional support to access phonics, reading and developing their writing skills
• Require additional support in mathematics
• Attendance issues may impact on progress and attainment
• If parents have had poor educational experiences themselves, we work hard to establish strong links and provide a positive educational experience.

We measure the impact of pupil premium by closely monitoring our intervention programmes, through learning walks, pupil progress meetings, data and work scrutiny. We monitor the progress of these children and provide support as described below if it is required. These children have priority access to these interventions. In practice, this means that if their progress is borderline for their ability, they will receive additional support. The impact of this will be reviewed every six to eight weeks and the overall impact evaluated in the summer / autumn term.

Pupil Premium Statement 2024/5

Pupil Premium Statement 2023/24

Pupil Premium Strategy 2022/23