Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to schools for supporting children who are at a greater risk of underachievement.

There are three categories of children who qualify for pupil premium:

• Children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) or have been in the last six years (FSM6)
• Children who are looked after by the Local Authority
• Armed forces children

Pupil Premium Strategy

At the end of each financial year, school leaders will follow the criteria below to determine how the next annual Pupil Premium funding is allocated.

Pupil Premium Expenditure

Schools are required to publish how they spend their Pupil Premium funding and it's evaluated impact.

The pupil premium strategy statement details our school’s use of pupil premium funding to help improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. It outlines our pupil premium strategy, how we intend to spend the funding in this academic year and the effect that last year’s spending of pupil premium had within our school. 

The plan for 2024 - 2025 also includes the three year summary of impact for the previous plan from 2021 - 2024.

De Lucy Pupil Premium Statement 2024-2025

The 2025 -2026 plan is the second year of the 2024-2027 plan. It also includes a summary of the 2024-2025.

De Lucy Pupil Premium Statement 2025 - 2026

Celebrated success! - January 2026

We recently received an email from Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Education recognising the academic outcomes at De Lucy at the end of the last school year:

Congratulations to you and your team on the excellent outcomes the disadvantaged pupils at De Lucy Primary School achieved at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. Your school’s performance places it among the very best nationally, and this is a significant achievement.
 
 This success reflects the dedication of your staff and the hard work of your pupils. It shows what can be achieved when ambition and commitment come together. Thank you for everything you do to give children the best possible opportunities to succeed.
 
Your school’s achievements demonstrate what is possible, and I hope you will continue to share your experience and best practice with others. Even the strongest schools can go further.

Page last checked 4th March 2026