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Pupil premium funding is meant to close the gap for disadvantaged children. But it’s easy to spend it without knowing whether it’s working. Are your chosen approaches making a difference? Can you show the impact? An external pupil premium review gives you an honest, outside look at your strategy, your spending, and the difference it makes for the children who need it most.
Below, we explain what an external pupil premium review involves, and how it helps you get the best outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
What Is an External Pupil Premium Review?
It’s an independent check of how well your pupil premium strategy works in practice. We look at your strategy statement, how you spend the funding, and the difference it makes for disadvantaged pupils. We use clear evidence to see what’s working, what isn’t, and where you can improve.
It gives you a reliable, honest picture of your pupil premium provision, free from internal bias. You see your school as an outsider sees it, with practical steps to build on.
Who Is an External Pupil Premium Review For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. Headteachers, senior leaders, and pupil premium leads use a review to sharpen their strategy, support staff, and show they take disadvantage seriously.
Many schools ask for one when the gap isn’t closing, before an inspection, after a change in leadership, or simply as good practice on a regular cycle.
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What Does an External Pupil Premium Review Include?
We cover every key part of your pupil premium provision. You can choose a full review or focus on specific areas. Our most common areas include:
- Your pupil premium strategy statement and how clear it is
- How well your spending is based on evidence of what works
- The barriers your disadvantaged pupils actually face
- Quality of teaching for disadvantaged pupils
- Targeted academic support and interventions
- Wider support: attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing
- How you track and evidence the impact of spending
- Governance and oversight of pupil premium
- The overlap between disadvantage, SEND, and attendance
How an External Pupil Premium Review Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
1
Know whether your spending works
Funding is wasted if no one checks the impact. A review looks at what your spending actually achieves. You learn what’s making a difference and what isn’t, so you can put money where it counts.
2
Understand the real barriers
You can’t close a gap you don’t fully understand. We help you look closely at the barriers your disadvantaged pupils face. This shows you where to focus, so your strategy tackles the real causes.
3
Support your staff
Closing the gap is hard work, and staff need backing. A review shows where training or support would help. It gives your team clearer expectations and more confidence to support disadvantaged pupils well.
4
Give clear proof for inspection
When inspectors ask about disadvantage, you have evidence. Our reports show what you do, how it works, and what checks you’ve made. This makes inspections smoother and less stressful.
5
Sharpen your strategy statement
A strong strategy statement is clear, evidence-based, and honest. We check yours against what good looks like. This helps you produce a statement that stands up to scrutiny and drives real action.
6
Support better decisions
You get clear facts, not guesswork. Leaders can plan spending, staffing, and support based on what the review shows. This makes your strategy stronger and more focused.
7
Improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils
In the end, this is about children. A review highlights where disadvantaged pupils are thriving and where they’re being let down. It helps you close the gap and give every child a fair chance.
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How Our Reviews Work
- 1We agree exactly what you want to cover and when.
- 2Our experienced team reviews your strategy statement, spending, and key data.
- 3We speak to leaders, staff, and pupils to understand how your provision works in real life.
- 4We visit lessons and see support in action where it helps.
- 5We gather facts and evidence only, no assumptions or bias, then produce a concise, easy-to-read report with findings and clear next steps.
- 6We work efficiently and focus only on what matters. Our independent view gives you a clear and accurate picture of your pupil premium provision.
What You Get at the End
You receive a high-quality written report. It includes:
- What your school does well and where it’s strong
- Exact areas where you need to improve or develop
- Practical, realistic recommendations you can use straight away
- Clear evidence you can show inspectors, governors, or trustees
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Key Features of Our Service
Objective, evidence-informed evaluation
Every finding is based on facts. You get clear assurance and clear priorities.
Flexible review models
Pick what you need: full review, targeted, or focused on a single area. We adapt to you.
Clear, professional reporting
Reports are simple to understand. They help you improve and prove your standards.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know how disadvantage works, the pressures staff face, and what closes the gap. Our independent view helps you get the best outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, with every decision staying focused on children.
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Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and help you choose the right review for your school.
- We book dates well in advance. Once you’re happy, we confirm everything in writing and start planning your visit.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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