Pupil Premium

At Hadleigh High School, we are committed to ensuring that every student, regardless of their background or circumstances, has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We have high expectations for all our students and believe that disadvantage should never be a barrier to success.

Our approach to supporting disadvantaged students is centred on identifying and addressing the barriers that may affect their learning, progress, wellbeing and wider opportunities. We use information, evidence and regular monitoring to understand the needs of our students and to provide the right support at the right time.

At Hadleigh, we operate a “DS First” approach. This means that disadvantaged students are prioritised when opportunities and additional support are allocated, including school trips, enrichment activities, additional academic support, careers guidance and other opportunities that can help students to succeed and thrive.

Our Pupil Premium strategy is not about lowering expectations or providing a separate curriculum for disadvantaged students. Instead, it is about ensuring that they have equitable access to the teaching, support and opportunities they need to overcome barriers and achieve alongside their peers. This reflects the Department for Education's expectation that pupil premium funding should be used to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students through evidence-informed approaches.

Our approach follows a continuous cycle of improvement:

Understand – identify the barriers to learning and success faced by our disadvantaged students.
Plan – use evidence and our knowledge of individual students to select appropriate strategies and support.
Implement – put effective support in place and ensure it is delivered consistently.
Monitor – track progress, engagement and outcomes closely.
Evaluate – assess the impact of our approach and make changes where necessary.

Through this approach, we aim to narrow and ultimately eliminate gaps in achievement and opportunity between disadvantaged students and their non-disadvantaged peers, while ensuring that every student at Hadleigh High School is supported to achieve their very best.