Pupil Premium Review 2026
EYFS - We had a high proportion of pupils in Reception with speech and communication needs; they took part in Pals, Language Link and Neli interventions from the highly trained additional LSA. This did make an impact on pupils & the overall percentage of pupils achieving the GLD increased to 64%.
Key Stage One - Year 1 teachers saw improvement in phonic ability. Our new dedicated Phonic Lead was able to train and collaborate with other schools and professionals to impact the quality teaching of staff.
Additional support within the afternoon sessions enabled more pupils to read more than three times a week and our spotlight pupils to read every day. Pupil Premium funded additional LSA hours to reinforce and supplement the teaching of reading and 67% passed the phonics tests. This was an increase of 7%, from the previous year.
Year 1 teachers saw improvement in phonic ability. Our new dedicated Phonic Lead was able to train and collaborate with other schools and professionals to impact the quality teaching of staff.
Key Stage Two - Interventions and tuition was used to catch up on learning. In year 6, 39% of the year group were eligible for PP. 46% of the pupils eligible for PP were on the SEND register. 7 diagnosis of ASD. Results for pupils achieving reading, writing and maths increased by over 7% since the previous year. Pupils in year 6 who were eligible for pupil premium had a significantly lower percentage of attendance and our Attendance Officer and Pastoral team worked closely with families and pupils to increase interaction and time in school.
Peripatetic teachers took groups each week. Over 38 pupils attended music lessons for guitar, keyboard or violin. Only 4 had previously played an instrument, and questionnaires from pupils reported that many would like to continue with the instrument. We requested a music teacher from the school music service for Hillingdon who currently teaches recorder to all year 3 pupils.
38% of pupils in KS2 accessed support from the Learning Mentors and Councillors, during the summer term 2026. This came in the form of 1 to 1 sessions, small group support groups and class yoga. Pupil well-being remains high priority and parents also took support from the team. This enabled a smooth transition back into school for anxious families.