Pupil Premium

“Schools should be engines of social mobility. They should provide the knowledge, and the tools, to enable talented young people to overcome accidents of birth and an inheritance of disadvantage in order to enjoy greater opportunities.”

It is for this reason that the Government have introduced the Pupil Premium (which is additional funding, the amount of which currently varies). 

Downloads

If you want to find out how we spent our Pupil Premium last year, and have been spending it this year, download the document below:

  1. Pupil Premium review 2018-19 & Strategy 2019-2020

  2. Pupil Premium Statement 2020 - 2021

  3. Pupil Premium Statement 2021-2022

  4. Pupil Premium Statement 2022-2023

  5. Pupil Premium Statement 2023 - 2024

Purpose

Publicly-funded schools in England get extra funding from the government to help them improve the attainment 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.

Eligibility

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

  • free school meals (all Infant age children are entitled to free school meals, pupil premium is additional funding for eligible children)

  • looked-after and previously looked-after children

  • service premium


Free school meals are available to all Infant age children but additional pupil premium money 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

You can find out of you are eligible by clicking on this link , which will take you to the Staffordshire County Council website. Please ensure you have your National Insurance (NI) Number and children’s date of birth handy before you do. There are two screens to complete and you should get an answer immediately. Please don’t be put off by the statement that says you’re applying for a free school meal, pupil premium is much more than this.