Pupil Premium is a government initiative that targets extra money at pupils who come from backgrounds that might be deemed to be ‘disadvantaged’. The premium is provided in order to support these pupils, so they may reach their full potential.

Eligibility for the Pupil Premium from April 2012 is for any pupil who has been entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) in the last six years. In addition, pupils who are “looked after” by the authority (LAC) or whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces are also entitled to the premium.

From April 2014, schools in England can receive the Pupil Premium for children adopted from care, or who left care under a Special Guardianship Order on or after 30 December 2005. Schools can also claim the Pupil Premium for children who left care under a Residence Order on or after 14 October 1991.

It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their settings.

Further details of the funding we receive, and how we use it, can be found below.

Evaluation of the use of Pupil Premium funding

Governors monitor the use of the Pupil Premium funding closely. Our results and tracking data are updated consistently by class teachers and monitored closely and analysed by Senior Leaders every term. As a result, we are now better at identifying pupils who are making better than expected progress or accelerated progress in the areas of Reading, Writing and Maths. We also track those pupils who are not making the expected progress.

Links to Pupil Premium documents can be found below: