This does not come as a surprise to me because the pupil premium is new, schools are still learning how best to deploy the extra cash and measurable outcomes take time to come through.
Just as it is hardly surprising that the 2,000 summer schools for pupils moving to secondary school have not yet had a measurable effect – there hasn’t been time.
I have no doubt that clear evidence of effectiveness will emerge. And it’s important that it does over the next two years, during which the pupil premium is due to increase to a total of £2.5bn, otherwise the whole enterprise will be put at risk after the next general election.
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