Pupil Premium
The pupil premium grant is funding given by the government, to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England. Priory School maps out the focus for this spending, using research evidence to identify strategies that will have the most impact on outcomes for our children.
The staff of Priory, across the course of this year, alongside our wider school community, will look at our whole school plan in order to effectively provide excellent and inspirational opportunities for all of our children.
Statement of Intent
The context of our school is important when making decisions about our Pupil Premium Strategy and consideration is also given to the research from the Education Endowment Fund (EEF) when making decisions about strategies to implement.
We recognise that there are several common barriers to learning for our disadvantaged children. These include poor language and communication skills, a gap in attainment, fewer enrichment opportunities at home. The challenges our pupils face are varied and there is no ‘one size fits all’.
Our ultimate objectives are:
✓ To support our pupils’ mental health and well-being to enable them to access learning at an appropriate level.
✓ To narrow the attainment gap between our disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils.
✓ For our disadvantaged pupils to make or exceed expected progress.
Priory Infant School aims to do this by:
✓ Ensuring our teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all our pupils.
✓ Ensuring we provide appropriate provision for our vulnerable pupils through assessment and intervention
✓ Allocating Pupil Premium funding to support pupils or groups of pupils the school has identified are in need, as we recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged will necessarily be in receipt of funding.
We aim to achieve these objectives through a range of provision including, but not exclusive to:
✓ Ensuring all teaching is good or better thus ensuring all children receive quality first teaching
✓ Additional staff employed to support identified children
✓ Providing THRIVE provision with trained staff
✓ Providing access to free extra-curricular activities, trips and wraparound care