Pupil Premium is additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.
Pupil premium funding is available to both mainstream and non-mainstream schools.
Funding
Pupil premium is paid for pupils who:
- are or have been, over the last six years, eligible for free school meals
- are from military families
or - are looked after by the Local Authority
The school uses the funds for additional provision which aims to support raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils as well as providing opportunities for these children that they may not otherwise benefit from.
What are the qualifying benefits to apply for Pupil Premium funding?
The qualifying benefits to receive free school meals are:
- Income Support · Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit, and your annual gross income does not exceed £16,190 as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Universal Credit (during the initial roll-out of this benefit)
- They are currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales
- They have left care in England or Wales through an adoption, a special guardianship order or a child arrangement order.
From September 2014, every child in Early Years Foundation Stage, Year One and Year Two will receive a free school meal. You will not have to receive a qualifying benefit for your child in any of these year groups to get a free school meal, but if you are getting a qualifying benefit, please do tell us as we will receive extra funding from the Government to support your child’s education.
If you think you meet the free school meals eligibility criteria, please visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals or call on 0300 123 4048. When you call to apply, please have the following information ready: National Insurance numbers and dates of birth for you and your partner Dates of Birth for your children If you receive support from the National Asylum Support Service, your NASS number
School milk in reception, year 1 and year 2
Schools provide free milk up until a child’s 5th birthday. If it’s during the term, they won’t get free milk from that term onwards. All children entitled to free school meals can also get free milk. However this does not apply to children who get universal free school meals
Our current pupil premium strategy
Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-23
Previous years
Click here for information on previous years and the use of pupil premium and its impact:
Covid-19 catch up premium
Our school, alongside all primary schools, are receiving the Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium grant in academic year 2020 to 2021. Please click here for our strategy of how we spent it in the 2020-2021 academic year and a review of it’s effectiveness. From the 2021-2022 academic year this premium has been added to the schools pupil premium strategy as advised by the government.
The effectiveness of all strategies for spending this additional funding is regularly assessed and reviewed and is also being monitored by the Governing Body in addition to senior leaders.