Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium funding is allocated to eligible schools based on the number of:
- Pupils 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
Pupil Premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits pupils who meet the funding criteria. It can be used:
- To support other pupils with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worker, or who act as a carer.
- For whole class interventions which will also benefit non-disadvantaged pupils.
Pupil Premium funding is allocated to local authorities based on the number of:
- Looked-after children, supported by the local authority.
- Pupils who meet any of the eligibility criteria and who attend an independent setting, where the local authority pays full tuition fees.
To ensure the school receives its full entitlement of Pupil Premium funding, it is helpful if all families who are entitled to free school meals claim them (even if you do not intend to take them up):
To find out if your eligible for free school meals and how you can apply, please see the WCC Apply for Free School Meals Information or call Warwickshire County Council on 01926 742543.
The purpose of the additional funding is to address the underlying inequalities between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. It exists to help schools narrow the attainment gap that still exists between pupils from disadvantaged and more affluent backgrounds.
The report below details how we spend the money allocated to us and the impact that the additional funding has on improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.