What is Pupil Premium?
What is the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is funding allocated to schools for the specific purpose of boosting the attainment of pupils from low-income families. Funding is based on children who have registered for a free school meal at any point in the last 6 years, children who have been in care for more than six months and children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces.
We work with Chellaston Junior School to share resources and plan together to ensure that we are targeting children from EYFS through to Year 6 in a consistent way. Our plans for both schools are below for the academic year 2023 onwards.
Why was it introduced?
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers, by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most. Whilst schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit, we are required to publish online information about how we have used the Premium.
Recovery Premium funding
For the 2023-24 academic year, the government are providing schools with ‘Recovery’ funding. Schools should spend this premium on evidence-based approaches to supporting pupils. In line with the Education Endowment Foundation’s pupil premium guide, activities should include those that:
- support the quality of teaching, such as staff professional development
- provide targeted academic support, such as tutoring
- deal with non-academic barriers to success in school, such as attendance, behaviour and social and emotional support
Like the pupil premium, schools can:
- spend the recovery premium on a wider cohort of pupils than those who attract the funding
- direct recovery premium spending where they think the need is greatest
How much funding do we get?
For the financial year 2023 to 2024, we are scheduled to receive Pupil Premium Funding of £103,260
We are also due to receive Recovery Premium funding of £11,310:
