Pupil Premium

Saughall All Saints CE Primary School.

“It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools, is spent since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.” Using pupil premium: guidance for school leaders - GOV.UK

Our approach

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the government to support improved educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. At Saughall All Saints C of E Primary School, we use this funding strategically to address identified barriers to learning, participation and achievement.

We recognise that pupils may experience a range of barriers, including those relating to attendance, language and vocabulary, literacy and numeracy, wellbeing, confidence, engagement and access to enrichment. Our approach therefore considers the individual needs of pupils and the needs of our wider school community, rather than assuming that all disadvantaged pupils require the same provision.

The Department for Education's current guidance confirms that Pupil Premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils. Funding may be used to support other pupils with identified needs where this is appropriate, alongside provision for pupils who meet the Pupil Premium eligibility criteria.

Who is eligible?

For 2026–27, Pupil Premium funding is allocated principally according to the following criteria:

• pupils in Reception to Year 6 who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or have been eligible within the previous six years (FSM Ever 6);

• previously looked-after children (PLAC);

• funding relating to looked-after children (LAC), which is allocated through the local authority;

• eligible service children, through Service Pupil Premium.

The introduction of Expanded Free School Meals from September 2026 does not mean that all pupils newly eligible for FSM will attract Pupil Premium. The DfE distinguishes between Targeted FSM, which is used for the FSM Ever 6 Pupil Premium measure, and Expanded FSM, which provides access to free school meals but does not itself attract Pupil Premium funding.

We have high aspirations and ambitions for all our children and strongly believe that every child has the right to learn in a positive, inclusive and safe environment where they can thrive, achieve well and reach or exceed their full potential.

Our Christian vision, “Love, Learn and Grow Together”, underpins our commitment to ensuring that every child is valued, supported and enabled to flourish. We believe that background should never be a barrier to success.

Our approach to Pupil Premium is therefore closely aligned with our wider commitment to equality, inclusion, high expectations and educational achievement.

Removing barriers and improving outcomes

We recognise that disadvantaged pupils may face a range of barriers. At Saughall All Saints, we identify these through careful analysis of pupil progress, attainment, attendance, behaviour, wellbeing and participation, alongside professional knowledge and engagement with pupils and families.

Our priorities include:

• strengthening early language, vocabulary and communication;

• securing strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics;

• improving fluency and automaticity in key knowledge and skills;

• supporting attendance and reducing persistent absence;

• promoting positive wellbeing, confidence, resilience and engagement;

• providing appropriate SEND support and adaptive teaching;

• ensuring access to enrichment, sport, visits, clubs and wider opportunities;

• strengthening relationships with families and removing barriers to engagement.

Our ambitious curriculum is carefully sequenced so that pupils build secure knowledge and skills over time, with particular emphasis on early language development, reading fluency and disciplinary understanding across all subjects.

Inclusion and SEND

We maintain a sharp focus on inclusion. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified early and supported through high-quality teaching, adaptive approaches and well-targeted intervention.

We recognise that disadvantage and SEND can overlap and that individual pupils may experience multiple barriers. Our provision is therefore personalised according to need rather than determined solely by Pupil Premium status.

Pupil Premium funding may contribute to approaches that benefit a wider group of pupils where this is appropriate and evidence-informed. This reflects current DfE guidance that funding does not need to be spent exclusively or directly on pupils who meet the eligibility criteria.

Safeguarding, attendance and wellbeing

Safeguarding is central to all aspects of school life and is embedded within our culture of vigilance and care. Staff receive regular safeguarding training and understand their responsibility to identify and respond to concerns promptly.

We recognise the close relationship between attendance, wellbeing and educational achievement. Attendance is therefore monitored closely, with early identification of barriers and appropriate support for pupils and families.

Our Pupil Premium provision may include support designed to improve attendance, engagement, confidence, emotional wellbeing and readiness to learn where these are identified barriers for individual pupils or groups.

Personal development and enrichment

We believe that educational success extends beyond academic attainment. Personal development is an important part of our provision for disadvantaged pupils.

Pupils are encouraged to participate fully in school life through:

• leadership opportunities;

• sport and physical activity;

• music and performance;

• clubs and enrichment;

• educational visits and residential experiences;

• community and charitable activities;

• church and wider community links;

• opportunities to develop independence, confidence and life skills.

We aim to ensure that financial or other barriers do not prevent disadvantaged pupils from experiencing the full breadth of school life.

Pupil Premium Strategy

Our detailed annual strategy sets out:

• the barriers faced by disadvantaged pupils;

• the outcomes we aim to achieve;

• the activities and approaches we will implement;

• how funding will be allocated;

• how impact will be evaluated;

• the outcomes achieved and lessons learned.

Evaluation and accountability

Leaders monitor the impact of Pupil Premium expenditure through assessment information, progress and attainment data, attendance information, pupil voice, participation and wider evidence of personal development.

Governors receive appropriate information to provide challenge and oversight of the school's use of Pupil Premium funding.

Our approach is reviewed regularly so that provision can be refined in response to evidence and changing pupil need.

At Saughall All Saints, our ultimate we aim to ensure that disadvantaged pupils achieve highly, participate fully, develop confidence and resilience, and have the same opportunities to flourish as every other child in our school.

This reflects our Christian vision: Love, Learn and Grow Together.