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How to monitor your school's pupil premium report

Learn about your school's pupil premium reporting requirements and see examples of other schools' published strategy statements.

Last reviewed on 16 April 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. Your school must use the DfE's template to publish its strategy statement
  2. Your school must demonstrate the evidence basis for its spending
  3. Use the strategy as a framework for discussion
  4. Examples of statements from schools

Your school must use the DfE's template to publish its strategy statement

The strategy statement is for your school to show how, especially for governors and parents/carers, the pupil premium is being used to raise disadvantaged pupils’ attainment.

This is separate from your school's report to the board (there's no required format for how your school leaders report to you on the pupil premium). 

If your school's pupil premium allocation is based on more than 5 eligible pupils, it must:

The DfE recommends that the strategy covers 3 academic years – if your school adopts this approach, it must still review the strategy and publish an updated statement each year.

This is explained in the DfE’s guidance on using the pupil premium, and section