School: Nightingale Primary School
Academic Year: 2025/26
Pupil Premium Budget: £101,320
Number of Pupils Eligible for Pupil Premium: 85 (40.6% of total)

Summary of Key Achievements in 2024/25

• Strong outcomes at KS2: 83% of pupils achieved the combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths (national 62%). Pupil Premium pupils (82%) performed broadly in line with their peers (85%) and well above the national disadvantaged average (46%).

• Reading success: Pupil Premium pupils (88%) outperformed non-Pupil Premium pupils (85%), reversing the national gap.

• Maths attainment: 97% of pupils achieved the expected standard (national 73%), with both Pupil Premium and non-Pupil Premium groups securing high outcomes.

• Speech and language development: More than half of pupils benefited from targeted interventions such as NELI and Talk Boost, supporting our high proportion of EAL learners.

• Phonics and EYFS: Phonics outcomes (86%) were above the national average (~80%). EYFS outcomes were in line with national (70%), though an 11% gap between Pupil Premium and non-Pupil Premium pupils highlights early language as an ongoing priority.

• Attendance and enrichment: Welfare support and targeted monitoring narrowed gaps. High participation in Forest School, subsidised trips, and wider opportunities supported confidence and cultural capital.

Strategy for 2025/26

Our approach for 2025/26 builds on this success and continues to prioritise equity of opportunity:

1. Early Communication and Oracy

   • Expanded speech and language interventions (NELI, Talk Boost, Talk for Writing).

   • Focus on vocabulary acquisition across EYFS to KS2.

2. High-Quality Teaching and Targeted Support

   • Additional teaching days across year groups.

   • Small-group and one-to-one interventions in reading, writing and maths, using programmes such as FFT and IXL.

3. Attendance and Readiness to Learn

   • Continued welfare support to improve attendance and punctuality.

   • Subsidised breakfast and after-school clubs.

   • 1:1 Chromebook access from Year 1 to Year 6.

4. Enrichment and Wider Opportunities

   • Forest School, subsidised trips, and residentials to strengthen oracy and social skills.

   • Financial literacy and life skills delivered through the MyBnk programme.

Monitoring and Review

Progress against these priorities will be reviewed in January, April and July 2026. Nightingale Primary remains committed to ensuring all pupils, including those eligible for Pupil Premium, achieve academic success and develop the personal skills needed for future learning and life.