Pupil Premium Spending

Pupil Premium Funding 

The Pupil Premium funding for 2023-24 is £377,893 and we have 289 eligible students. Disadvantaged students now account for 25% of our overall cohort.  

We continue to use our funding to support students in a wide range of ways depending on their individual situation. Our intention is to ensure that we provide focused support for the core subjects of English and Maths as we recognise the importance of these subject in students being successful at post 16 and beyond. You can read about these strategies in the document link on this page.  

In 2024, we have again used our School Lead Tutoring funding to support students with specific progress gaps in Maths & English. This year we will receive £73.968 to support the School Led Tutoring initiative. We have seen the benefits of small group tutoring in Maths & English over the last 24months, this is also supported be national research. We have invested the funding in Maths & English specialists to ensure high quality teaching and support targeted intervention for students who need support with Numeracy and Literacy including reading interventions. 

Attendance figures for disadvantaged students at Redhill demonstrate a significant barrier for some students. Missed learning will inevitably create gaps in knowledge and understanding for students with poor attendance. Returning to school after the pandemic saw an increase in absence for our disadvantaged students, in turn this resulted in an increase in missed learning. Whilst this was mirrored nationally, at Redhill we recognised that we would need to invest increased funding in support strategies that would ultimately reduce poor attendance for our disadvantage learners. 

We recognise that wider curriculum opportunities for students have been limited during the pandemic, with our most disadvantaged student being hardest hit. We also recognise that creativity and the Arts is an important part of developing a child’s cultural capital. To support this, we have offered funded instrumental lesson to our Pupil Premium students which has seen an increase in these student’s involvement in wider school opportunities. We also have funded a wide range of Theatre trips linked to the English curriculum amongst many other opportunities that develop an understanding beyond the classroom and normal curriculum.  

Our observations demonstrate an increasing number of Pupil Premium students find managing their own behaviour and emotions challenging. Our response is constantly adapting to provide targeted support and resources to develop students’ resilience, coping mechanisms, and self-regulation. We are working with teachers, parents and students to create a supportive framework that encourages self-awareness and a sense of responsibility, allowing them to access learning and develop academically. 

The links below share more detailed plans about how we are supporting our Pupil Premium students.
 

Please read our Pupil Premium Policy here 

2023-2026 Pupil Premium strategy statement

Please click here to read about our Pupil Premium First Teaching & Learning strategies. 

Pupil Premium Pupil Premium Contacts 

 If you wish to discuss Pupil Premium support at Redhill school either contact Mrs E Mills (Finance Assistant) or Mr G Scott (Deputy Head Teacher)