At Oak Farm Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to achieve their very best, regardless of their background or circumstances. We recognise that some pupils may face additional barriers to learning and participation, and we use Pupil Premium funding strategically to help remove these barriers, raise attainment and ensure pupils can benefit fully from school life.

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is additional government funding provided to schools to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Funding is primarily allocated for pupils who are eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals, or who have been eligible during the relevant qualifying period. Additional funding is also available for looked-after and previously looked-after children.

Our aim is to ensure that this funding makes a measurable difference to pupils' educational outcomes, wellbeing, attendance and wider opportunities.

Our Principles for Using Pupil Premium

At Oak Farm, we believe that high-quality teaching is the most important factor in improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Our Pupil Premium strategy therefore prioritises strong classroom practice alongside carefully targeted academic and wider support.

We identify the individual needs and potential barriers faced by pupils rather than making assumptions based on disadvantage. Leaders use assessment information, attendance data, pupil progress, pastoral information and their knowledge of individual pupils to determine where additional support will have the greatest impact.

We regularly review the impact of our provision and adapt our approach where necessary.

How We Use Pupil Premium Funding

Pupil Premium funding may be used to support:

• High-quality teaching – including staff training, curriculum development and approaches that strengthen teaching and adaptive classroom practice.

• Targeted academic support – including small-group and individual intervention, pre-teaching, additional phonics and reading support, and focused support to address identified gaps in learning.

• Attendance and engagement – working with pupils and families to improve attendance and ensure children are able to access learning consistently.

• Social, emotional and pastoral support – helping pupils develop confidence, resilience, positive relationships and readiness to learn.

• Additional resources – providing appropriate learning resources where these help pupils access the curriculum and make progress.

• Enrichment and wider opportunities – supporting access to educational visits, residential experiences, clubs and other activities so that financial circumstances do not unnecessarily restrict participation.

• Breakfast Club and other individual support – where appropriate and based on identified need.

Our provision is not limited to pupils who are working below age-related expectations. We also ensure that disadvantaged pupils who are already attaining well receive appropriate challenge and opportunities to deepen and extend their learning.

Our Pupil Premium Strategy

Each year, the school publishes a Pupil Premium Strategy Statement, which explains the key challenges identified for disadvantaged pupils, how funding will be used to address these priorities and how we will evaluate the impact of our provision.

Please see our latest Pupil Premium Strategy Statement below for further information.

If you would like to check to see if your child is eligible for Free School Meals/Pupil Premium Funding, you can use the London Grid for Learning (LGFL) site. Click here to check.