St Laurence Church
Infant School
Key Information
Pupil Premium
What is the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) in both mainstream and non-mainstream settings and children who have been looked after by the local authority continuously for more than six months. It also includes pupils eligible for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as the Ever 6 FSM measure). The children of serving service personnel are also entitled to some additional funding.
At St Laurence Church Infant School our prime aim is to narrow any gaps in attainment for pupils entitled to Pupil Premium support, to provided them with any additional support they require to fully access the curriculum and also enable those pupils to have access to all school activities.
We are also able to include pupils who are not entitled to FSM but have a clear need to additional support for a variety of reasons.
Read more: Gov.uk: Pupil Premium
High quality teaching and targeted support help all children to thrive
How do we use this Funding?
As a church school school, we “Do all things with love” this challenges us to ensure that our disadvantaged children are given the support they need to “love learning, life and each other”.
Research shows that a tiered approach to use of the funding has the best outcomes for pupils. Therefore our spending falls into these three categories:
- High quality teaching – The most important strategy is making sure an effective teacher is in front of every class, and that every teacher is supported to keep improving.
- Targeted academic support – Small group and one-to-one interventions provide the opportunity to apply effective teaching strategies with a more intense focus on a smaller number of learning goals. These are scheduled and aligned with the curriculum carefully.
- Wider strategies – Significant non-academic challenges can have a negative impact on academic outcomes for some disadvantaged pupils. Supporting attendance, behaviour, and social and emotional learning can all ensure disadvantaged pupils thrive.
Please read the Strategy Statements below for details of our grant and how we allocate the spending.
Impact of Pupil Premium Spending
In 2024-25 our Pupil Premium Spending had a positive impact on the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils, who often achieve well above national averages for similar children:
| Subject | School Results for pupils eligible for FSM | Most recent national figures for pupils eligible for FSM |
|---|---|---|
| Reading KS1 | 65% | 54% |
| Writing KS1 | 46% | 44% |
| Mathematics KS1 | 62% | 56% |
| Phonics (Year 1) | 53%* | 68% |
| Phonics (Year 2 resits) | 92% | 82% |
| Reception (Good Level of Development) | 54% | 52% |
* Cohort specific result due to 44% of FSM pupils also having SEND