Pupil Premium
The full 3 year Pupil Premium Report and Statement (2025/28) can be found here
If you have any questions or queries regarding the pupil premium please contact:
Josie Turner - Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development josie.turner@swale.at
When creating our PP Strategy we recognise the importance of considering the context of the school and the subsequent challenges our disadvantaged students face. We have and will continue to use research conducted by the EEF and recognised literature (such as ‘Addressing Educational Disadvantage’ and ‘A practical guide to the Pupil Premium’ by Marc Rowland) to support decisions made around the usefulness and implementation of different strategies. We recognise that the challenges are varied, the issues are complex and there is no one size fits all.
At PCS, one of our whole school priorities is to raise the achievement of every young person, regardless of socio-economic background or individual characteristics, by providing an excellent education and improving both outcomes and attendance. Our aim is for all students to ‘Aspire, Believe, Contribute and Achieve’ ensuring that inequality should not be a barrier to how students view their potential. We ensure all students experience success in a safe and inclusive environment. We place learning and a sense of belonging at the heart of everything we do. We have a core message for all our students - to Aspire to do their best, to Believe in themselves, to Achieve to their full potential and to Contribute to their community, involving themselves in different aspects of school life and gaining cultural capital. By preparing them for life post 16, we are equipping our young people with lifelong knowledge and skills.
The focus of our pupil premium strategy is to support all disadvantaged and double disadvantaged students to achieve positive outcomes, including those who are already high attainers. We will address the challenges faced by vulnerable students, such as those who are SEND, looked after, have a social worker, or are young carers. The activities outlined in this statement are also intended to support their needs, regardless of whether they are disadvantaged or not.
PCS uses well-researched, evidence-based strategies that aim to improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. Based on Sutton Trust research and the school’s knowledge of its students, its community and what works best for our school, we place High Quality Teaching (HQT) at the heart of our approach.
This is proven to have the greatest impact on closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students and at the same time will benefit the non-disadvantaged students in our school. “Disproportionate impact” (Sutton Trust, 2011)
Implicit in the intended outcomes detailed below, is the intention that non-disadvantaged students’ attainment will be sustained and improved alongside progress for their disadvantaged peers.
The plan will draw upon research to inform practice and funding to fully support these students and build resilience. Our approach is responsive to the challenges and individual needs faced by our local community.
To ensure the plan is effective we will:
● Focus heavily on developing the quality of teaching through focused CPD of teachers and learning assistants on areas such as disciplinary literacy, metacognition and self regulated learning and embedding formative assessment.
● Teach students academically, socially and emotionally, maintaining high expectations with High Quality Teaching to ensure students make expected progress and achieve outcomes which are at least in line with their prior attainment.
● Identify the gaps in students’ knowledge and skills, diagnosing the main barriers so students do not fall behind.
● Encourage students to attend school regularly through identifying barriers and employing a variety of strategies.
● Promote positive engagement with parents/carers/family members so that all stakeholders have an investment in students' outcomes.
Our staff are fully committed to making sure every one of our students get the education opportunities and outcomes they deserve.
| Challenge Number | Details of challenge |
|---|---|
| 1 |
To provide an aspirational curriculum which supports Pupil Premium (PP) students and other vulnerable groups to engage in their learning using High Quality Teaching to deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding. |
| 2 |
To increase rates of progress for PP students who make slower rates of progress than their non-PP peers in many subjects, including English, mathematics, and science. |
| 3 |
To support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in their levels of literacy to ensure parity with their non-PP Peers. |
| 4 |
To increase the number of school hours attended by PP students. Attendance at school is low for PP students compared to their non-PP peers. Attendance for students eligible for PP is below the whole school target for this identified group. |
| 5 |
To reduce the potential of the number of PP students becoming NEET as this has increased nationally due to poor attendance, and the gap in social disadvantage has widened. |
| 6 | To encourage parental/carer engagement in all aspects of school life. 3 |
| 7 |
To support the increasing number of PP students who are struggling with SMHWB including safeguarding concerns |
| 8 |
To ensure that all PP students have access to the same opportunities as non PP students to support their cultural capital |
| 9 |
To ensure that all PP students have access to appropriate home learning resources to support home learning. |
Pupil Premium Strategy Plan (3 Year) 2025-28
Pupil Premium Strategy Plan (3 Year) 2022-25
Pupil Premium Strategy Plan 2023-24