The Pupil Premium is an allocation of funding, in addition to main school funding, which schools receive according to the number of children in specific groups.

Schools receive Pupil Premium funding for:

• All children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM)

• All children who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years

• All children who have been looked after by a local authority, or children who have left local authority care on a special guardianship order or child arrangements order.

• All children who have parents in the armed forces.

The government awards the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) to:

• Raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities to reach their potential

• Support children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces

It is up to schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, but the funding should be used to support these children. All schools are required to publish, on their websites, the funding they have received and how the money is being used.

Intent

Over the last decade at Barlby, we have consistently had 50% or more of our pupils eligible for pupil premium. We provide high-quality teaching, in small classes (25 maximum), with the aim of closing academic gaps. We work in partnership with other organisations to provide practical support, e.g. food, uniform, computer hardware, as well as emotional well-being support, and additional speech and language therapy. We also plan and subsidise enrichment activities that might otherwise be inaccessible. 

Challenges

This details the key challenges to achievement that we have identified amongst our disadvantaged pupils:

• Arrival at school with below average attainment, especially in speech and language and communication
• Significant gaps in attainment in English and Maths between PP and no PP pupils
• Inconsistent attendance and punctuality
• Increased risk of social and emotional difficulty due to challenges faced outside (housing and parental mental health
• Increased level of SEND primarily in Key Stage One and Early Years

Please read the Pupil Premium Strategy 2024-2025 for more information.