Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium provides additional funding on top of the main funding a school receives. The aim of the funding is to ensure that all children, regardless of their economic background, have the same opportunities and academic outcomes. Since September 2015, the premium has been worth £1,320 per pupil in receipt of Free School Meals at any point in the last six years. Students in care, who have been looked after by local authorities for more than six months also continue to qualify for the Pupil Premium. Students whose parents are in the armed services are entitled to a Service Premium of £300.

How many pupils at Priorswood are eligible for the Pupil Premium?

Currently 46% of students at Priorswood Primary School are eligible for the Pupil Premium. This academic year, the school has received around £77,620 in additional funding to support these children. The documents below detail how we are choosing to spend this money to ensure the best provision for all, especially those for whom the money is intended.

Is there an issue with eligible pupils not applying for FSM?

In Somerset, when a Housing/Council Tax Benefit form is completed, this automatically entitles child(ren) in the family to receive free school meals. The Council inform the Student Services Team and the school of the child’s entitlement to free school meals.

Parents in receipt of Child Tax Credit are required to complete a free school meal application form. If you believe that you qualify for these tax benefits, please complete a form as it may mean additional funding is available for your child at school.

How will the impact of the spending of the Pupil Premium be measured?

To monitor progress on attainment, new measures will be included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement of students covered by the Pupil Premium. At Priorswood Primary School, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of the cohort’s attainment, will be used to inform student progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention.

What are our plans for this academic year?

Details of how we intend to spend the funding can be found in the Pupil Premium Strategy document below, along with the impact of how we spent last year's funding.