Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is additional funding that the government gives to schools for each pupil on roll where they are deemed to be disadvantaged. The money must be spent on that pupil to support their education, but it is for the school to determine how it is spent. The Department of Education website is a good source of additional information:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/premium
The Pupil Premium for the financial year 2021-2022 is £1,345 per child and for Looked After children is £2,345 per child. This is significant additional money for schools to spend on supporting disadvantaged pupils and schools are very keen to ensure that all eligible pupils are ‘signed up’. Grants are based on those pupils included in the January schools’ census.
To apply for Universal Free School Meals for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, please read and fill in the Universal Free School Meals leaflet below.
To apply for Free School Meals for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils, please fill in this form.