Pupil Premium is funding, provided from the Government to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.

There are three elements to pupil premium funding;

a)   An element of funding for children with parents in the regular armed forces – this is often called ‘Service pupil premium’ – this includes children whose parents have served in the last 6 years but may have left the armed forces in that time. In 2024-25 this equates to £340 per pupil.

b)   An element of funding for children eligible for free school meals through financial hardship (not all of those in Years R, 1 & 2 though who have universal infant free school meals). In 2024-25, this equates to £1480 and also applies to those who have been in receipt of or qualified for FSM in the last 6 years.

c)   A third element of funding is available for children who have previously been looked after by a local authority (PLAC) or who are currently looked after by a local authority (LAC).  In 2024-25, this equates to £2570 per child.

Although this funding can be linked to individual children, it is not a personal budget and can be used to support better educational outcomes for others, including those with a social worker or who act as a carer.

In our school, in 2023-24, we have 16% of children who receive pupil premium in one of the three above categories.  2.3% of our children are service children.