Pupil Premium

At Lowerhouses CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of background or circumstance. The Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to help us support children who may be vulnerable to underachievement, including those eligible for free school meals, children in care, and those from armed forces families.

We use this funding strategically to remove barriers to learning, enhance educational experiences, and promote equity across our school community. Our approach is reviewed annually to ensure it continues to meet the needs of our pupils and delivers meaningful impact.

 

🎯 What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools to support specific groups of children who may be at risk of underachievement. These groups include:

  • 🍽️ Children eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)

  • 🧡 Children who are looked after or previously looked after

  • 🎖️ Children from armed forces families

Schools must publish how much funding they receive, how it is used, and the impact it has on pupils’ outcomes.

 

Pupil Premium at Lowerhouses CE Primary School

💷 Funding allocation 2025–2026

  • Pupil Premium funding received: £156,045

  • Number of eligible pupils: 103 (55.4%)

🛠️ How we use the funding

Our Pupil Premium funding is used to:

  • 📚 Improve early language, phonics and reading

  • 👩‍🏫 Strengthen high‑quality teaching across the curriculum

  • 🎯 Provide targeted academic interventions (NELI, Vocab for Reading, Reading Plus)

  • 💛 Support pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs (ELSA, Lego therapy, movement groups)

  • 📈 Improve attendance and reduce persistent absence

  • 🌟 Increase access to enrichment, trips and wider opportunities

A full breakdown of spending, evidence base and intended outcomes can be found in our strategy document below.

 

📊 Impact of Pupil Premium funding (2024–2025)

Our most recent review shows that Pupil Premium funding has:

  • 🗣️ Improved early language outcomes, with 100% of PP pupils achieving expected levels in EY Communication & Language

  • 📘 Narrowed gaps in KS2 combined outcomes, with PP pupils rising from 44% to 61.5%

  • 🎨 Increased participation in after‑school clubs, with 66.7% of attendees being FSM pupils

  • 💬 Supported wellbeing through ELSA, with 21% of pupils no longer requiring intervention

  • 📅 Strengthened attendance systems, with early intervention and family support in place

Further detail is available in the full strategy document.

 

🔄 Review cycle

Our Pupil Premium Strategy is reviewed annually. Next review: July 2026

 

📄 Pupil Premium Strategy Documents

Click below to view our full strategy, including:

  • Funding overview

  • Challenges

  • Intended outcomes

  • Detailed spending plan

  • Evidence base

  • Impact of previous year’s funding

👉View our Pupil Premium Strategy 2025-2028 here.

For more details on the Pupil Premium please visit: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/premium

Review date

Page last reviewed: April 2026