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Pupil Premium

 

What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. It represents additional funding that the government gives to schools and academies for each pupil considered to be ‘disadvantaged’. The money must be spent on these pupils to support their education, but it is for each school and academy to determine how it is spent.

Why does the Government provide a Pupil Premium?

The government believes that poverty or low income is the single most important factor in predicting a child’s future life chances, with many pupils in low income families having low attainment by age 16. The Government believes that the Pupil Premium is the best way to address these underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most

Who receives the Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is allocated to pupils in academy year groups from Reception to Year 11 from low income families who are registered for FSM, or who have been registered for FSM at any point in the last six years, together with children that have been in care continuously for 6 months or more. Adopted children who have been in care continuously for 6 months or more prior to adoption are also eligible.

What is the Service Premium?

The Service Premium grant is for pupils who have a parent serving in the armed services. Unlike the Pupil Premium, this grant is not solely for raising attainment but for providing additional (mainly pastoral) support.

Who receives the Service Premium?

Pupils with a parent currently serving in the armed services and supporting their family, pupils who have a parent who died in action and those whose parents have left the service since April 2011 for other reasons, including injury. To be eligible, the parent must be supporting their family, so where they are separated or divorced a pupil will not be eligible.

For a parent guide to our expenditure for 22/23 please see attachment below