Pupil Premium

What is pupil premium?

Pupil premium is funding to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England.

Pupils may be eligible if they:

  • Are registered for free school meals
  • Have been registered for free school meals at any point since May 2010
  • Are, or have been, in care
  • Have parents in the armed forces

Use of the pupil premium

Decisions about how to spend the pupil premium are made by school leaders and then discussed and agreed by the LAC.

Evidence suggests that pupil premium spending is most effective when schools use a tiered approach, targeting spending across 3 areas, with a particular focus on teaching.

1. Teaching

Investing in high-quality teaching, for example:

  • training and professional development for teachers
  • recruitment and retention
  • support for teachers early in their careers

2. Targeted academic support

Additional support for some pupils focussed on their specific needs, for example:

  • one-to-one tuition
  • small group tuition
  • speech and language therapy

3. Wider approaches

Support for non-academic issues that impact success in school, such as attendance, behaviour and social and emotional challenges. For example:

  • school breakfast clubs
  • counselling to support emotional health and wellbeing
  • help with the cost of educational trips or visits

Further information about pupil premium funding can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pupil-premium 

Pupil Premium Strategy 2023-2024

Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-2023

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2021 – 2022

Pupil Premium Strategy Document 2020-2021

Pupil Premium Strategy Document 19-20

Pupil Premium Strategy Document 18-19

Pupil Premium Report 17-18

Pupil Premium Report 2016-2017