In this section you will find out how we spent our Pupil Premium Funding in 2024-25 and how we intend to spend our new allocations in 2025-26 and how this will support our three-year strategy to raise the attainment of disadvantaged children.

 

The school serves a community with significantly high levels of disadvantage, with the proportion of pupils eligible for FSM6 consistently well above local and national averages (approximately 44–46%). Pupil premium funding has been used to prioritise improving attendance, strengthening academic outcomes and providing targeted pastoral and behavioural support.

Attendance for disadvantaged pupils improved in 2024–25. FSM6 attendance rose to 93.1%, above the national disadvantaged average of 92.4%, following a decline the previous year. Whole-school attendance also improved, although it remains slightly below national levels. Targeted monitoring, family engagement and pastoral support contributed to this improvement.

At Key Stage 2, outcomes for disadvantaged pupils showed overall improvement, particularly in writing and mathematics. In 2025, 43% of disadvantaged pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined, an improvement from 31% in 2024 and 29% in 2023, with the attainment gap with non-disadvantaged pupils narrowing. Disadvantaged pupils performed particularly well in EGPS (76%), which is above the national disadvantaged average.

Behaviour outcomes also improved, with a reduction in suspensions compared with the previous year. However, reading outcomes declined in 2025, and improving reading attainment for disadvantaged pupils remains a key priority moving forward.