Pupil Premium
What is Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’). Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, children who have been adopted and children of service personnel.
Why has it been introduced?
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current 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 decides on how the money is spent?
In most cases, the Pupil Premium is paid direct to schools, allocated to them for every pupil who receives free school meals. Schools decide how to use the funding, as they are best placed to assess what their pupils need. Our Pupil Premium Policy and Update is available by following the links below.
How are schools accountable for the spending of Pupil Premium?
They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:
- performance tables which show the performance of disadvantaged pupils compared with their peers.
- the Ofsted Inspection Framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of pupil groups, in particular those who attract the Pupil Premium.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2021-2024 (Updated for Year 3: 23/24)