Pupil Premium
You can find out more about the Pupil Premium allocation on the Department for Education’s website here.
Key Principles
The Pupil Premium (PP) is additional funding allocated to schools based on the number of students who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point over the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’). The Pupil Premium is aimed at addressing the current underlying inequalities which exist between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. The Pupil Premium was initially introduced in April 2011.
As just under half of the pupils in the Academy are covered by this (47%) there are some large-scale interventions and principles as well as targeted support.
The key principles for the use of our Pupil Premium funding are addressing individual need and equality of opportunity, so that all students, regardless of need, background, or starting points, are provided with strong academic support, pastoral care, and enrichment. All students should have the chance to achieve, have aspirations and ambitions, and develop key life skills that will not only allow them to thrive in the Academy but also in their post-16 pathways.
The Academy organises its plans using the tiered menu of approaches and follows the following guidelines:
Pupil premium – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium | EEF (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk)
Supporting Documents
