Our latest Pupil Premium Strategy Report provides a comprehensive picture of how primary schools across the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority are planning and evidencing support for disadvantaged pupils. Drawing on a systematic analysis of 519 primary school Pupil Premium strategies, the report builds on our 2024/25 study to provide an emerging two year picture of practice across the region. It identifies the challenges schools are prioritising, the evidence informed approaches they are using, and important gaps where further support may be needed.

The findings highlight literacy, attendance, and social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing as persistent priorities, alongside considerable variation in the reported use of evidence informed approaches. In particular, peer tutoring remains reported by only 2.5% of schools, while metacognition and self regulation is reported by 15.8%. With an interactive gap map, year on year comparisons, national comparisons and a full technical appendix, the study provides schools, governors and education leaders with practical regional evidence to support more informed Pupil Premium planning and decision making.