Pupil Premium Overview

What is the Pupil Premium Grant?

The pupil premium grant is additional funding allocated to publicly funded schools to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and support pupils with parents in the armed forces.

The school will use the grant to support these groups, which comprise pupils with a range of different abilities, to narrow any achievement gaps between them and their peers.

We also recognise that not all pupils eligible for pupil premium funding will have lower attainment than their peers. In such cases, the grant will be used to help improve pupils’ progress and attainment so that they can reach their full potential.

Who is eligible to receive the Pupil Premium Grant?

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

If you think you may now be entitled to means tested free school meals for your children, contact the school office. They will help you but need information from you, such as your national insurance number, to do this. 

Even if you do not wish them to have the meals, the school can still claim Pupil Premium Funding which could be used to help your child

Focus/Aims for our pupil premium cohort has been:

  • To improve self esteem and mental 
  • To achieve in line with peers 
  • To build resilience and confidence 
Monitoring 

The headteacher is responsible for Pupil Premium within school, this includes overseeing all actions.  The finance committee also monitor financial implications and the achievement and standards committee monitor input and impact through committees and full governor headteacher reports. The SENCO is also responsible for monitoring and planning for some of these children as there is an overlap in provision.  The link governor, Jessica Liddle, also comes into school to monitor.