What is the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is funding allocated to schools for the purpose of boosting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. It is intended to enable schools to provide targeted support to help children reach their full potential. Funding is allocated for children who are Looked-after or previously looked-after and for every child who is registered for Free School Meals.
Purpose of Pupil Premium
The school will use the grant to support disadvantaged 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.
It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. However, they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support disadvantaged.