About Elm Court
Pupil Premium
SCHOOL OVERVIEW:
Pupils on roll: 153 (as of March 2025)
Pupils eligible for PPG: 54.9% (includes one looked after)
Total Pupil Premium Grant received: £85,285.00
At Elm Court, we are committed to raising pupil achievement across our diverse curriculum alongside the wider developmental learning needs of our pupils.
We invested the pupil premium income in targeted additional support to enable us to meet our pupils’ special educational needs, the main barrier to learning. The additional support is to ensure pupil outcomes are met in terms of their progress, achievement, and engagement in the curriculum.
Date for next review: May 2026
Internal progress data for eligible pupils: 2024-2025
Number of eligible pupils achieving expected and above progress:
94% of pupils receiving the Pupil Premium achieved or exceeded expected progress in English, 92,8% in Maths, and 92.8% in Science.
Summary of spending in 2024-2025:
Literacy Support £6200.00
Art Therapy £15400.00
Music Therapy £12384.00
CBT £15120.00
Talking Therapy £26950.00
Trauma Support £9300.00
Total £85354.00
Additional literacy support from a Specialist Teaching Assistant
Objective: To improve progress within literacy levels, especially reading and phonics.
Outcome: Increased progress within literacy levels particularly pupils’ chronological reading age and their ability to learn to read (Phonics).
Evidence: Pupils received daily literacy sessions with specialist teaching assistants reflected in progress data. Resources purchased such as Lexia, Twinkl, Renaissance reading programme and Sounds-Write, are being used to support the reading programme.
Cost: £6200.00
Increased provision of Art Therapy (11 Pupils)
Objective: To provide strategies for supporting pupils and develop sustainable interventions. Art Therapy is firmly established within our school as a therapy on offer. Pupils referred continue to respond positively to this support.
Outcome: Targeted intervention strategies for pupils. Increased engagement in the curriculum. Support to develop language or communication skills to support emotional needs.
Evidence: Targeted pupils saw a reduction in incidents. MIS data, progress data, and discussions with therapists and staff teams.
Cost: £15400.00
Continued provision of Music Therapy (8 Pupils)
Objective: To provide strategies for supporting pupils and develop sustainable interventions. Music Therapy is firmly established within our school as a therapy on offer. Pupils referred continue to respond positively to this support.
Outcome: Targeted intervention strategies for pupils. Increased engagement in the curriculum. Support to develop language or communication skills to support emotional needs.
Evidence: Targeted pupils saw a reduction in incidents. MIS data, progress data, discussions with therapists and staff teams
Cost: £12384.00
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) (12 Pupils)
Objective: To provide strategies for supporting pupils and develop sustainable interventions. CBT has become an integral part of provisions supporting pupils’ mental health and well-being to improve accessibility to learning.
Outcomes: Pupils manage their emotions and behaviours well to improve behaviour for learning. Change negative ways of thinking towards situations that impact their learning.
Evidenced: Discussions with therapists and staff teams. Improved behaviour indicated by the MIS data.
£15120.00
Talking Therapy (12 Pupils)
Objective: To provide strategies for supporting pupils and developing sustainable Interventions. To create a safe space for our pupils to speak to the therapist to support them to find solutions without being judged. This is to support engagement in class and mental well-being.
Outcomes: Students engage in class and progress. Improved self-esteem and confidence in themselves. Change in negative attitudes towards learning and behaviour.
Evidenced: Discussions with therapists and staff teams. Improved behaviour and emotions.
£26950.00
Mary Dolly Foundation (Trauma Support) (4 Pupils)
Objective: The Mary Dolly Foundation provides flexible, comprehensive therapeutic intervention, individually designed for each student, offering early interventions for emotional distress at different levels to children with additional needs.
Outcomes: Targeted Interventions provided on a one-to-one counselling basis for students. A safe space to express emotions and speaks about their emotional distress and trauma affecting them. Support mental health & wellbeing, which in turn supports increased engagement with the curriculum.
Evidenced: Targeted students will see a reduction in anxiety and distress, positive mental health and well-being, and a positive response to school life.
£9300.00
Notes:
All our pupils’ progress is measured against their predicted outcomes. These predicted outcomes are based on the results of consultation with Subject Leaders, feedback from staff, reference to the Department for Education and Ofqual guidance, and extensive research into approaches in place at other schools, and/or suggested by educational consultants. All the predicted outcomes we set for our pupils equate to what these sources consider to be outstanding progress from the end of Key Stage 2.
Pupils who make expected progress / above expected progress are those who are on track to achieve or exceed their predicted outcomes. We consider all such pupils to be making outstanding progress.
Date for next review: May 2026