Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium was introduced by the Government in 2011 to assist schools in addressing the underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers. All schools have been allocated additional funding to work with learners who have been registered for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as Ever 6 FSM). Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, children of service personnel, and those who are adopted. The intended effect of this funding is to accelerate progress, raise attainment, and support learners in participating in activities within the wider curriculum. Schools decide how the allocated Pupil Premium funding should be spent, as they are best placed to assess what additional provisions should be made for these learners. All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being allocated, and the impact of any additional support or provision.

At Trinity School, we have used the Pupil Premium funding to implement a wide range of strategies to support learners in maximising their attainment and reaching their potential. We aim to use the Pupil Premium to support disadvantaged students in making good progress and to provide them with the means required to reach their full potential. We are ambitious in reducing the difference between the progress of our disadvantaged students compared with non-disadvantaged students nationally. Through a multifaceted approach, we seek to ensure excellent national research, we understand that the key factors in achieving this are a relentless drive to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom, underpinned by strong pastoral support.

Our support and interventions are planned around three key areas: Teaching, Targeted Academic Support, and Wider Strategies, in line with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) guidance. We are research-driven in the support and interventions we put in place, both through our own research and experience and that of the EEF, which helps guide us in our decisions around where to fund support and interventions.

At Trinity, we have often taken the view that approaches and interventions need to be embedded and developed over time. Whilst the report has always been rewritten and reviewed annually, this update has been developed with a longer-term view in mind, aiming for interventions to be sustained year on year, subject to them showing promise in meeting the desired outcomes. The role of the tutor and our Progress and Performance Leads are good examples of this, where the role is viewed as part of a long-term strategy; however, the implementation of the role and the development of its focus have changed and adapted as we have become more aware of how best to support our students.

Following the aftermath of the pandemic, we are acutely aware that our planning may need to change more frequently to respond to the changing circumstances our students face.

 

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2024-2025

This statement details our school’s use of Pupil Premium (and Recovery Premium for the 2024 to 2025 academic year) funding to help improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. It outlines our P the funding in this academic year, and the effect that last year’s spending of Pupil Premium had within our school.