Pupil Premiums
What is Pupil Premium?
The pupil premium is additional funding received by schools for each pupil from disadvantaged families or background. It is allocated to schools based on the number of children who come from low-income families – this is defined as those who are currently known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM). It also includes pupils who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months.
This is one of the former coalition government’s key education policies, based on findings that show that, as a group, children who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in time have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible for FSM.
Schools receive a grant, or Pupil Premium, for each child who is confirmed as eligible.
The pupil premium is additional funding received by schools for each pupil from disadvantaged families or background. It is allocated to schools based on the number of children who come from low-income families – this is defined as those who are currently known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM). It also includes pupils who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months.
This is one of the former coalition government’s key education policies, based on findings that show that, as a group, children who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in time have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible for FSM.
Schools receive a grant, or Pupil Premium, for each child who is confirmed as eligible.
Click here to learn more about the eligibility criteria or to complete and online application for free school meals.
Service Premium
The Service Premium gives schools extra funding to support children and young people with parents in the armed forces. Pupils attract the premium if they meet the following criteria:
The Department for Education believes that schools, head teachers and teachers will decide how to use the Pupil Premium allocation, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for individual pupils. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.
Additional Information
Despite the fact that funding from pupil premium is rare, we still take great pride in supporting those pupils who have fallen behind or those who come from less advantaged backgrounds but do not qualify for pupil premium. Our existing support strategies have a clear impact upon pupil progress:
Service Premium
The Service Premium gives schools extra funding to support children and young people with parents in the armed forces. Pupils attract the premium if they meet the following criteria:
- one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces
- one of their parents served in the regular armed forces in the last 3 years
- one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the spouse is in receipt of a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pensions Scheme (WPS)
The Department for Education believes that schools, head teachers and teachers will decide how to use the Pupil Premium allocation, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for individual pupils. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.
Additional Information
Despite the fact that funding from pupil premium is rare, we still take great pride in supporting those pupils who have fallen behind or those who come from less advantaged backgrounds but do not qualify for pupil premium. Our existing support strategies have a clear impact upon pupil progress:
- targeted deployment of other adults in the classrooms and specific training so that they are better equipped to meet the needs of individual or small groups of pupils. This is particularly in the area of phonics & behaviour and attitude management
- the implementation of the ‘Drawing and Talking’ programme which is designed to support the emotional needs of pupils across the school and one which has led to pupils being supported with areas such as bereavement & the development of social skills
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Recovery Premium
For the 2021-22 academic year, the Government have provided schools with additional funding to support the recovery of education lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding consists of Catch-Up Premium funding not spent in 2020-21, National Tuition Programme School Led Tutoring funding and Recovery Premium funding. Combined, these funds are used to both enhance and support the recovery of education for pupils identified through schools systems and procedures as needing it the most. Further detail of the Recovery Premium for 2021-22 is provided in the Pupil Premium Statement for 2021-22 which is linked below.
Click here for the Lakeside Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-23
