Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

Barriers to Educational Achievement in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham is the 9th most deprived local authority in England (out of 296 authorities) and the 2nd highest in London. The borough is ranked 5th highest for income deprivation with more than one third of families income-deprived. Housing benefit claimant levels are high, as is family homelessness. The rate of unemployment is high as the 17th most deprived local authority in this regard. (Data taken from Index of Multiple Deprivation - IMD 2025).

Those eligible for free school meals has risen from 15.4% in 2019 to 25.7% in 2025 nationally, compared to over 30% at Rose Lane Primary School.

The Use of the Pupil Premium Grant at Rose Lane Primary School

We have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we are determined to ensure that all our children are given every chance to realise their full potential.

Background to Pupil Premium Funding

The pupil premium is a government initiative that targets extra money at pupils from deprived backgrounds. Research shows that pupils from deprived backgrounds underachieve compared to their non-deprived peers. The premium is provided to enable these pupils to be supported to reach their potential. The Government has used pupils entitled to free school meals (FSM), looked after children and service children as indicators of deprivation, and have provided a fixed amount of money for schools per pupil based on the number of pupils registered for FSM over a rolling six-year period. This fixed amount of money is expected to increase every year for the course of this current Parliament. At Rose Lane Primary we will be using the indicator of those eligible for FSM as well as identified vulnerable groups as our target children to ‘close the gap’ regarding attainment.

Our Approach to Pupil Premium

The money has been ring-fenced and will used to benefit all pupil premium pupils.

We do this by:

• Providing short term intervention programmes for underachieving pupils and those with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
• Providing additional adult support for pupils
• Providing new resources that will support learning and teaching in and out of the classroom.
• To provide part time Therapeutic Counselling support for pupils.
• Making sure that all children have full access to a daily diet of at least good teaching.
• Ensuring adults are deployed effectively to support those children most ‘in need’.
• All staff are aware of areas for development in the school in terms of subjects, year groups and they know which children are focus children.
• Money is used to benefit all pupil premium children and supports higher as well as lower ability children by extending provision on offer.

We have rigorous assessment and monitoring systems to support improvement in the quality of teaching and interventions in order to maximise impact. Our systems in place enable us to be more responsive and frequent support such as team teaching, planning, one to one training and CPD. Interventions are regularly monitored and analysed to ensure maximum impact.

Pupil Premium Funding: Who qualifies?

Please see the attached information below about who can apply and what the school gives to successful applicants. If you think you qualify the school office can help you with the forms or you can complete one online at the following web address:

www.lbbd.gov.uk/financial-support-for-pupils-and-students

Web Links

Articles and advice for children and young people from Department for Education.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pupil-premium