The Pupil Premium is additional government funding provided to schools to improve outcomes for pupilsÂ
Pupil premium is additional funding provided to improve educational outcomes for children who may be disadvantaged.
At Thringstone Primary School, this funding supports children who are eligible for free school meals, those who have been eligible at any point during the previous six years, and children who are or have previously been looked after. The service pupil premium provides separate support for eligible children from service families.
A significant proportion of children at Thringstone are eligible for pupil premium. Some also have SEND or experience additional barriers relating to attendance, wellbeing or family circumstances. Disadvantage does not, in itself, indicate SEND or mean that a child requires additional intervention.
Leaders use the funding carefully to remove identified barriers to learning, improve attendance and readiness to learn, and help children access an ambitious curriculum from their individual starting points. Our approach begins with strong, inclusive classroom teaching for every child. Targeted academic, pastoral or attendance support is then provided where assessment and wider information identify a specific need. This means that not every disadvantaged child receives the same support.
Our approach reflects our school vision of Believe and Achieve Together. Funding is prioritised to:
- strengthen high-quality, inclusive classroom teaching
- secure strong foundations in reading, language and mathematics
- provide targeted academic, pastoral or attendance support where needed
- ensure disadvantaged children can access the wider opportunities and experiences that form part of school life
The 2025–2028 pupil premium strategy is closely aligned with our School Development Plan. Where disadvantage overlaps with SEND, provision is planned and reviewed through the school’s graduated approach and assess-plan-do-review cycle.
Leaders review the implementation and impact of pupil premium provision regularly. They consider progress from individual starting points, children’s work, assessment information, attendance, participation and pastoral information. As statutory assessment cohorts are often small, outcomes are considered carefully alongside wider evidence rather than relying on headline percentages alone.
Our full Pupil Premium Strategy is published below. It sets out the barriers identified by the school, how funding is allocated, the evidence informing these decisions and how implementation and impact are evaluated. The strategy covers 2025–2028 and is reviewed and updated annually.