The Pupil Premium is additional government funding provided to schools to help close the attainment gap between pupils from low-income households and their peers. It aims to help overcome challenges that pupils might have in terms of language and communication skills, attendance, punctuality and self-confidence.

The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is allocated to schools for each pupil who is eligible for free school meals and for pupils whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces.

The Pupil Premium Strategy Statement explains how the school has chosen to use this additional funding to close the attainment gap of its disadvantaged pupils. The statement is a 3-year plan organised into two halves: planned expenditure for the current academic year and a review of the previous year's expenditure.

2025-2026 Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 

(approved at Full Governing Body meeting 16/12/2025)

The PE and Sport Premium is government funding allocated to schools to enable them to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) they offer.

For the academic year 2025-26, Thornhill received £19,527.

The PE and Sport Premium should be used to: Develop or add to the PESSPA activities that the school already offers; Build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years.

The PE and Sport Premium Statement explains how the school has chosen to use this additional funding.

2025-2026 PE & Sport Premium

(approved at Full Governing Body meeting 16/12/2025)

2025-26 PE & Sport Premium - Impact

• The percentage of pupils in Year 6 who met the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres = 82%
• The percentage of pupils in Year 6 who can use a range of strokes effectively (for example front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke) = 77%
• The percentage of pupils in Year 6 who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations = 68%