Pupil Premium

Introduced in 2011, the Pupil Premium is a government initiative designed to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities to reach their potential and also supporting children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces. It consists of granting additional funding for the targeted pupils. Currently Pupil Premium funding is given to:

• Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 free school mealS

• Looked-after children (LAC) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority

• Children who have ceased to be looked after by a local authority in England and Wales because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order

• Pupils in year groups reception to year 11 recorded as Ever 6 service child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence