Schools in England get extra funding from the government to help them improve the attainment, opportunities and wellbeing of their disadvantaged pupils.

Evidence shows that children from disadvantaged backgrounds:

• generally face extra challenges in reaching their potential at school
• often do not perform as well as their peers

The pupil premium grant is designed to allow schools to help disadvantaged pupils by improving their progress and the exam results they achieve.

Who is eligible for Pupil Premium?

Schools get pupil premium funding based on the number of pupils they have in January each year from the following groups:

• free school meals
• looked-after and previously looked-after children
• service premium

Free school meals are available to any family in receipt of one of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (£616.67 per month)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190

To see where we are allocating our Pupil Premium funding, please take a look at the document below.

pupil premium statement updated autumn 2024.pdf