The pupil premium is a source of funding from the Government aimed at improving education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Evidence shows that disadvantaged children generally face additional challenges in reaching their potential at school and often do not perform as well as other pupils.
Who is eligible?
Your child may be eligible if you receive any of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get).
Or if your child
- Is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales
- Has left care in England or Wales through an adoption order, a special guardianship order, or a child arrangements order.
School leaders can decide what to spend their pupil premium funding on but evidence suggests that pupil premium spending is most effective when used across 3 areas:
- high-quality teaching, such as staff professional development
- targeted academic support, such as tutoring
- wider strategies to address non-academic barriers to success in schools, such as attendance, behaviour, and social and emotional support
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) recommends that schools particularly focus their pupil premium on supporting high-quality teaching. Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools are not required to spend all of their allocated grant on eligible pupils
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools, but it is not based on disadvantage. It has been combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending. This funding is primarily to help with pastoral support. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if the school deems this to be a priority.
If you think you may be eligible, please speak – in confidence – to the school office team who can apply on your behalf.
Free 11+ preparation and KS2 learning for families eligible for pupil premium
We’re partnered with Atom Learning, the leading online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide free Atom Home accounts to children in Years 3-6 who are eligible for the pupil premium. Atom Home is normally £575.90 per year.
Atom Home provides Key Stage 2 learning resources, helping children build exam technique, subject mastery and academic confidence.
If your child is eligible for pupil premium (check with the school office if you’re not sure), please fill in the form by clicking the button below.
For other families, there is a five-day free trial of Atom available: https://www.atomlearning.com/register-course
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