Gee Cross Holy Trinity Church of England (VC) Primary and Nursery School

The Pupil premium is allocated to schools to help to address underlying inequalities between disadvantaged children and their peers and ultimately reduce the attainment gap between them.  The needs of disadvantaged children are mapped by senior leaders and their attainment and progress are carefully tracked to evaluate the impact of the pupil premium funding.

The Government believes that schools should decide how the Pupil Premium is allocated  and spent, since it is felt that they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. At Gee Cross Holy Trinity, we work hard to ensure that our pupils benefit from this funding. Different pupils have different needs, regardless of why they are eligible for this funding and we aim to ensure support is created and utilised dependent upon what each student requires to achieve .You can view our Pupil Premium allocation to see how our funding has been used.

During the pandemic, leaders have maintained a high level of communication with families eligible for pupil premium funding, to ensure disadvantaged children continue to receive the support they need and are effectively safeguarded.  During the first lockdown, disadvantaged pupils were invited to attend the key worker care provision which ran for the entire duration of lockdown. Children without access to remote learning were provided with tablet devices. Families were offered the option of a packed lunch each day or the equivalent value of supermarket vouchers. This support continued for the duration of the pandemic.

Research led by EEF and the Sutton Trust informs our decisions on how to allocate pupil premium funding to ensure maximum impact on our disadvantaged pupils. 

The impact of our action plan will be reviewed by the end of December 2024.