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
For pupils who are looked-after children, funding should be managed by the local authority’s virtual school head (VSH) in consultation with the child’s school.
The pupil premium grant is allocated to schools and local authorities in the 2025 to 2026 financial year, based on per pupil rates, as follows:
Pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years £1,515
Pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care £2,630
Children who are looked after by the local authority £2,630
The attached report shows how we have used our pupil premium funding in the previous school year and what impact it has had. It also shows how we plan to use this funding in this school year.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2025 to 2026
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2024 to 2025
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2023-2024
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2022-2023
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2021-2022
COVID catch-up premium report 2020-2021
Pupil Premium strategy 2020-2021 (please note that this plan is subject to considerable change across the year dependant on alterations to risks assessments and the operational plan in place due to the COVID19 pandemic)
Pupil Premium strategy 2019-2020
Pupil Premium for the impact statement for 2019-2020