Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium funding
The pupil premium is funding additional to the School’s budget. Schools are free to decide how to allocate this funding to best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils. Funding is used to support learning and pupil well-being and to close the gap in attainment between children who are classed as disadvantaged and their peers.
2024/2025– £173,760
In 2024/2025, the pupil premium will be spent on the following:
- Funding for an attendance officer 15 hours each week
- Intervention programmes and strategies delivered by teachers/TA’s
- Funding for a Caritas Social worker 3 days per week
- Family Support worker
- Dedicated SENDCo time
- Additional Teaching Assistant support
- Maths Resources
- Read, Write, Inc / Phonics
- Assessment Materials
- SEND Materials
- Teaching TALK - CPD
- Funding for school trips
- Funding for visitors
- Wider opportunities – Weekly music lessons (keyboard) for all children in year 4 lead by a specialist music teacher from Lancashire music service
The impact of this will be:
- High attendance rates have maintained across the School
- Punctuality continues to improve, and the attendance officer continues to manage a first day response programme
- Vulnerable children benefit from additional nurture and support at lunchtimes
- Children are able to access more support in lessons and small groups
- The learning mentor provides behaviour and family support and supports the most vulnerable pupils throughout the School day
- Teachers’ and Teaching assistants have had training to enhance their skills, knowledge and expertise which support school improvement priorities
- Children have wider opportunities including educational visits and experiences which support their learning and personal development
- Children are aware of healthy choices and lifestyles which supports future well-being
- Increase in the number of children meeting the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics screening check
- High quality interventions are run to support this group of pupils
- A robust tracking system enables the progress of all children to be monitored closely
- Children who have difficulty with early reading get daily support
- Library is open at lunchtimes and children are encouraged to read for pleasure
- There is improved behaviour support and an improvement in behaviour for learning.
- Parents and children will have access to / support from a Caritas Social Worker