Financial Information
Pupil Premium
The pupil premium is allocated to schools in respect of children from low income families who are currently eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months. This applies to mainstream and non mainstream settings. Schools are free to spend the pupil premium as they see fit to 'close the gap' between children from disadvantaged circumstances and those above the low-income threshold - it is not linked to a specific child, but it is used for overall impact. However, we are held accountable for how we use the additional funding to support children from low income families.
In the 2023/24 financial year schools will receive £1455 for each primary school child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years and children of armed service personnel. Schools also receive £2530 for each child looked after by the local authority or post looked after children.
Schools can choose how they spend their pupil premium money as they are best placed to identify what would be of the most benefit to the children who are eligible.
Pupil Premium spending decisions have been reached by an analysis of pupil outcome data and termly monitoring of the impact of interventions and specific programmes. This enables us to maximise the achievements for our children. The next Pupil Premium Strategy review is September 2024.
Pupil premium in the 2023-24 academic year
As in previous years, school will continue to use the pupil premium to improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. For 2023-2024, school is required to:-
- use our recovery premium alongside our pupil premium funding and report on our use of them in our strategy statement
- use the template provided for by the Government to publish our strategy statement
- publish our strategy statement by 31st December 2024