Pupil Premium
Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.
What is the pupil premium?
Introduced in 2011, the Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the Government to schools to support eligible disadvantaged pupils and help improve their educational outcomes.
The funding is intended to help schools address barriers to learning and support pupils to achieve their full potential. Schools have flexibility in how they use the funding, based on the needs of their pupils and their assessment of what will have the greatest impact.
Pupil Premium funding is allocated to schools for eligible pupils, including pupils who have been eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), looked-after children and previously looked-after children, and eligible pupils from service families.
For further information about how our academy uses its Pupil Premium funding, please see our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement below.
Main Barriers to Educational Achievement
Whilst we recognise that each child is unique, some of the main barriers to achievement that our pupil premium children face are:
- Attendance.
- Gaps in key knowledge and understanding from the National Curriculum.
- Family support to complete homework.
- Extra curricular experiences.
We aim to tackle these barriers by focusing resources, teaching, support and interventions to accelerate progress and to reduce the attainment gap between pupil premium and non-pupil premium children.
We will provide pupil premium children with a high quality learning environment to complete homework and after school learning activities, through clubs and residential visits.
We will use funding and resources to improve pupil premium attendance and punctuality.
Where appropriate we will provide mentoring and counselling to tackle social and emotional barriers to learning.
We will raise long term aspirations of pupil premium children by funding curricular projects and out of school visits.
Is your child eligible?
Schools receive Pupil Premium funding from the Department for Education to support eligible disadvantaged pupils and help improve their educational outcomes.
For the 2026–2027 financial year, schools receive Pupil Premium funding for eligible pupils at the following rates:
- Pupils in Reception to Year 6 who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) Ever 6: £1,550 per pupil.
- Looked-after children (LAC) and previously looked-after children (PLAC): £2,690 per eligible pupil.
- Service children: £360 per eligible pupil.
Free School Meals – Ever 6
If a pupil has been eligible for Free School Meals at any point during the previous six years, they continue to attract Pupil Premium funding under the FSM Ever 6 criteria, even if they are no longer eligible for Free School Meals.
It is therefore important that parents and carers who think their child may be eligible for Free School Meals apply through their local authority. This can help ensure that the school receives the appropriate Pupil Premium funding to support eligible pupils.
For further information about eligibility and how to apply for Free School Meals, please contact the school or visit the relevant local authority website.
How is it spent?
Schools can choose how to spend their pupil premium money, as they are best placed to identify what would be of most benefit to the children who are eligible.
Please view the following documents below: PP Funding Document and Impact data
Our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2026–2027 is currently being prepared and will be published on this page by 31 December 2026, in accordance with Department for Education requirements.
document awaiting publication
In the meantime, our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2025–2026 is available below for information and reference.
Our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2024–2025 is available below for information and reference.
Pupil Premium action plan 2024-2025 .pdf
Our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for 2023–2024 is available below for information and reference.
pupil-premium-funding-impact-2023.pdf
For more information on Pupil Premium please visit the DFE site
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium
Review
The Pupil Premium Strategy is reviewed annually to ensure that it continues to reflect the needs of disadvantaged pupils and the priorities of the academy.
The impact of the strategy and the use of Pupil Premium funding are monitored throughout the academic year, with adjustments made where necessary to ensure that funding is used effectively to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
The strategy is formally reviewed and updated annually, taking into account the impact and outcomes from the previous academic year. An updated Pupil Premium Strategy Statement is published on the academy website by 31 December each year, in accordance with Department for Education requirements.
The performance and outcomes data for the previous academic year are reported within the Pupil Premium Strategy Statement.
