Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers. It was first introduced in April 2011. Since then the amount schools and academies receive has increased. Schools and academies will receive funding based on the number of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years.

FUNDING ALLOCATION 

In 2024-2025 we received £34,704 pupil premium funding grant. This was used to provide access to enrichment activities, as well as after school clubs. Teacher led interventions for writing, maths, reading, phonics and spelling have been planned for identified pupils and we have also planned to continue to run more social emotional well-being sessions for small groups of pupils and individuals. Some of the funding will be used to purchase additional resources in this area and also to access training for members of staff - ELSA training and Understanding and Responding to Developmental Training for all staff.  

Our pupil premium allocation, including Pupil Premium for PLAC (Post Looked-After Children) and SEN Adjustment) for 2024-2025 was £34,704.04. Funding this year was used to provide access to enrichment activities, as well as after school clubs and Breakfast Club. Teacher led interventions for writing, maths, reading, phonics and spelling were implemented for identified pupils and we have also continued to run more social emotional well-being sessions for small groups of pupils and individuals. Some of the funding was used to purchase additional resources in this area and also to access training for members of staff – Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Mrs Kelly Bowe is now our qualified Senior Mental Health Lead.   For children who went on our annual residential, those in receipt of Pupil Premium had 50% of the cost funded, and those children who are looked after were funded 100%.

We track the performance of pupils in receipt of additional funding through end of term and end of year data and also through regular pupil reviews. All staff are aware of the expectations for pupil premium pupils and discuss these with parents and carers at consultation evenings. Following analysis of the previous academic years’ results, pupils falling behind were identified, as were any significant gaps in learning. These were addressed through whole class teaching, one to one and small group interventions. Staff have spent a considerable amount of time working on social and emotional aspects of learning and Social Emotional Mental Health. Ensuring that SEMH needs were met, then in turn, allowed for pupils to access a wider curriculum.

In 2025, 20% (1/5) pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding achieved the expected standard in Reading, 20% (1/5) Writing and 20% (1/5) achieved the expected standard in Maths and GPS.

The greatest need in school for our disadvantaged pupils was their Social Emotional Mental Health, a lot of time and intervention has been included into the timetables of these children to ensure that they are then able to access their learning, and in turn be able to actually access the assessments.

Our pupil premium allocation, including Pupil Premium for PLAC (Post Looked-After Children) and SEN Adjustment) for 2025-2026 is £24,555. Funding this year will continue to be used to provide access to enrichment activities, as well as after school clubs and Breakfast Club. Specific, evidence-based interventions for pupils who are not making expected progress will be targeted at the root causes of underachievement and delivered by skilled staff. This will be achieved by funding training for teachers and teaching assistants on evidence-based strategies, such as phonics instruction, and literacy and numeracy interventions. We will maintain the high number of teachers and support staff in a classroom – in which class sizes are small - to ensure every child, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, receives the attention and support they need to succeed.

Social emotional well-being sessions for small groups of pupils and individuals will continue.

For children going on our annual residential, those in receipt of Pupil Premium will have 50% of the cost funded, and those children who are looked after will be funded 100%.

12 members of staff will receive paediatric first aid training prior to the next academic year.  

 

Please use the links below to view our Pupil Premium Strategy and our Pupil Premium Allocations for this academic year:

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