Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to the school based on the number of pupils who are currently receiving or have received Free School Meals (FSM) within the last six years, for Looked After Children and for children whose parents are in the armed forces.

It is additional funding given to schools in order to address the inequalities between those children eligible for free school meals and their peers. It is our duty to use the Pupil Premium effectively in order to raise achievement and narrow the gap between those children from low income families, Looked After Children, children whose parents are serving in the armed forces and their peers.

Schools will be held accountable on how the Pupil Premium is used and they will be expected to demonstrate its impact through the pupils’ achievements. This will be done by using the school’s performance tables to compare the achievement of Pupil Premium pupils with their peers.

By using pupil tracking data effectively we can identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual pupils and groups and then provide the relevant support that is necessary in order to accelerate pupil progress.