The Pupil Premium Grant was introduced by the Government to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students in state-funded schools in England.  The grant also provides support for services children students whose parents are in the regular armed forces, referred to as service pupil premium (SPP).   

In line with our school vision of, ‘Igniting Fires, Expanding Horizons, Achieving Ambitions’, we focus on working with all students to narrow the gap between the progress made by disadvantaged students and their non-disadvantaged peers. 

Funding criteria 

Pupil Premium funding is allocated to schools based on the number of: 

• children who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM) 

• Children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, including children adopted from state care or equivalent from outside England and Wales 

The Pupil Premium is not a personal budget for individual students.  The Government state that it can be used for whole class interventions which will also benefit non-disadvantaged students, or to support other students with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worked, or who act as a carer. 

School Pupil Premium Strategy and Evaluation 

In designing our Pupil Premium Strategy, the school draws on research evidence, such as that in the Education Endowment Foundation Toolkit and evidence of what works in our context from our own experience.  Our Pupil Premium spend is divided into three areas: 

• Quality First Teaching 

• Targeted Support 

• Wider Strategies 

Our Pupil Premium Strategy is presented to and approved by our Local Governing Board Annually.  A Pupil Premium Governor provides strategic challenge in-year with reports presented to Governors at key points.   

To find out more, please open the Strategy and Evaluation documents below. 

If you have any questions on our Pupil Premium Grant, please contact Mr Owen (Deputy Headteacher – Quality of Education).