Pupil Premium Funding
The Government introduced the Pupil Premium to provide additional funding for schools so they can better support pupils who may face greater barriers to learning. This funding helps to reduce gaps in attainment by ensuring that extra resources reach the children who need them most.
In primary schools, the Pupil Premium is allocated for three groups of pupils:
Children who are or have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years (FSM Ever 6)
Children who are currently looked after by the Local Authority (LAC) or who have previously been looked after, including those who are adopted or under a special guardianship order (PLAC)
Children from service families
For the 2025/26 academic year, our school receives the following amounts per eligible primary pupil:
£1,515 for each child eligible for Free School Meals (FSM Ever 6)
£2,630 for Looked After Children (LAC) and Previously Looked After Children (PLAC)
£350 for each Service child
This targeted funding enables us to provide additional support, opportunities, and interventions to help ensure all pupils can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Please click below to see Pupil Premium Grant Spend
Pupil Premium Grant Strategy for 2025-2026
Curriculum
Children learn best when their learning is fun, meaningful and memorable. At English Martyrs we engage our children through the head, heart and hand approach considering the knowledge we are imparting, the virtues they need to use to engage completely with all learning and develop as well rounded citizens, and finally giving them opportunities to apply their learning and link it to real life. Subjects are integrated where possible but tenuous links are not made and sometimes subjects are taught discretely if this is considered the best way to cover the skills and concepts needed. Real life experiences and hands-on opportunities are provided wherever possible in recognition of the fact that learning is more memorable when there is a high degree of pupil involvement in an activity. Pupils in receipt of this funding are targeted where individual needs have been identified and resourcing put into place to support their access to our curriculum. Data is regularly collated and reviewed by staff, Senior Leaders and the Headteacher to monitor the progress of all pupils and plan future personalised provision using this funding.
The Wider Curriculum
Supporting children through the effective use of pupil premium funding is paramount in our school and permeates many aspects of school life. We enrich our learning through themed curriculum days, visits, opportunities to learn new skills using specialists and engagement with a wide range of resources virtually and face to face. These opportunities have given all eligible pupils the opportunity to participate in events that they may not have had the opportunity to do so otherwise. During our residential visits, pupil premium children are given opportunity to participate in many different activities which may include orienteering, climbing and assault courses. Other individuals and groups are used to enhance the variety of activities and we take full advantage when these opportunities become available.
Beyond the School Day
The school is keen to provide a wide range of extra-curricular clubs for children throughout the year which are organised by our teaching staff and/or sports coaches. Children enjoy the opportunity to work with different teachers and have the chance to try many activities such as Football, Badminton, Hockey, Boccia, Gymnastics, Dance, Creative club, Gardening, Games club and many more. We try to cater for all our children’s needs and so ask the children which clubs they would like to see included during the year through pupil surveys; we also monitor participation of pupil premium children at clubs and provide financial support for those chargeable clubs.
