Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

Understanding Pupil Premium Funding

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the government to schools in England to help improve the educational outcomes for pupils who may face more challenges. This funding is allocated to support children from lower-income families, those who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the past six years, children who have been adopted from care, or those who have had a parent in the armed forces.

How Schools Use Pupil Premium Funding

Schools use Pupil Premium funding to create tailored support for eligible pupils. This might include:

• Academic Support: Funding is often used to provide extra tutoring, in-class support, and targeted interventions in key areas like reading, writing, and maths.
• Enrichment Opportunities: Schools may offer subsidized access to clubs, trips, and other extracurricular activities to ensure every child has a full and enriching school experience.
• Social and Emotional Support: Some funding is directed toward programs that support pupils' well-being, attendance, and engagement, which are essential for learning.
• Parental Engagement: Schools may invest in resources or workshops to help parents support their child’s learning at home.

Our goal with Pupil Premium funding is to give every child the best possible chance to succeed, regardless of their background. We are committed to using this funding effectively to make a positive difference in each child’s school experience and outcomes.

In this section we explain the different types of Pupil Premium and how you apply for it. You can also find more information on the government website.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds.

Eligibility

Three- and four-year-olds in state-funded early education will attract EYPP funding. More information about the EYPP criteria requirements is available on the gov.uk website.

Children must receive free early education in order to attract EYPP funding. They do not have to take up the full 570 hours of early education they are entitled to in order to get EYPP.

Children become eligible for free early education at different points in the year depending on when their 3rd birthday is. Details of the dates when children become eligible for free early education are available on the gov.uk website.

Please note that four-year-olds in primary school reception classes who already receive the school-age pupil premium are not eligible for EYPP funding.

Pupil premium for school age children

Pupil premium funding is available to both mainstream and non-mainstream schools, such as special schools and pupil referral units. It is paid to schools according to the number of pupils who have been:

• registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years
• looked after by the local authority (in care) for one day or more
• those who have left local authority care through adoption, or via special guardianship, residence or child arrangements order

Transitional protection for free school meals

From the Department for Education

We will protect all pupils that would have lost their entitlement to free school meals as a result of the change in the qualifying period.

This will operate as follows:

• Any pupil eligible for free school meals before 1 April 2018 will keep their free school meal eligibility until the revised end date of 31 March 2025.
• Any pupil who becomes eligible during the roll-out of the Universal Credit (from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2025) will keep their eligibility until 31 March 2025.
• Once the revised roll-out of Universal Credit has completed (31 March 2025), any losing pupil will continue to be transitionally protected until the end of their current phase of education eg primary in year 6 or secondary in year 11.
• This applies whether parents receive Universal Credit or legacy benefits.
• Pupils will keep their eligibility even if their circumstances change between 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2025.