Pupil Premium Strategy
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is additional government funding for schools to address the underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals and their peers.
Pupil Premium is allocated for every pupil who is eligible for free school meals pupil and it is for schools to decide how it is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. However, schools are accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.
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The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for free school meals and children who have been in care continuously for more than six months. The Government extended eligibility for the Pupil Premium to pupils who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years even if you are no longer eligible.
Eligible pupils are:
- pupils who are registered for a free school meal*
- pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years
- pupils who have been adopted from the English or Welsh care system
- pupils who have been placed on a Special Guardianship Order (SGO) and have been adopted
- pupils who left care under a Residence Order (RO) on or after 14 October 1991
- pupils who have been looked after by the Local Authority continuously for more than six months
If you think you may be eligible for free school meals, click here to apply.
A Service Premium has also been introduced for children whose parents are currently serving and who have recently served in the armed forces; this is currently £350. This service premium is designed to address the emotional and social well-being of these pupils.
How is Pupil and Service Premium spent at Pucklechurch CE VC Primary School?
At Pucklechurch CE VC Primary, we believe that all pupils deserve the best education and every change to flourish academically and on a personal level. We have high expectations of ourselves and our children and take every measure to ensure that no child is left behind.
The progress, attainment and personal development of all children is tracked and analysed in order to identiy strengths and develop plans. Class teachers meet frequently with senior leaders so that together with a robust monitoring program, targeted and timely support can be implemented.
All staff are accountable for the progress of pupil premium children.
Objectives for Pupil Premium at Pucklechurch Primary School
1. To diminish the difference between the progress and attainment of these pupils and their peers;
2. To improve family engagement and promote the wellbeing of these pupils.
Each year our Pupil Premium Strategy is fully reviewed by senior leaders and governors and amended where required.
How will we measure the impact?
The impact of the spending will be assessed by the Senior Leadership Team at Pucklechurch in various different ways:
- tracking and monitoring of pupil progress and attainment in comparison to peers and other non-disadvantaged pupils nationally;
- formal and informal observations of classroom learning to ensure quality first teaching and assess the impact of interventions that are in place;
- learning meetings.
At the end of the academic year (July), the overall impact of the provision will be assessed and reviewed before planning for the next academic year.