The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most. Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit, but are accountable for how they have used the additional funding to

Measures are included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement of those disadvantaged pupils covered by the Pupil Premium.  Schools are also required to publish online information about how they have used the Pupil Premium.  You can download our Pupil Premium Policy from the Policies and Key Documents Page.

The schools review annually the impact of our Pupil Premium spending. The latest Pupil Premium report for the Infant School can be found below.