About Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 with the aim of narrowing the gap in achievement between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Schools are given extra funding each year based on the number of pupils they have who:

• have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as the ‘Ever 6’ rule)
• have been looked after (ie in local authority care)
• have a parent who has been in the armed forces in the last three years, or who has died while serving in the armed forces (from 2013 this funding is considered separately and known as the Service Premium).

Pupil Premium funding for 2014-15 is:

• £1320 per pupil of primary school age
• £935 per pupil of secondary school age
• £1900 per pupil who has ever been in care
• £300 per pupil eligible for the Service Premium.

Although there are no concrete restrictions on how Pupil Premium money is spent, the Government is clear that it should be used to raise the achievement of disadvantaged pupils, in whichever way the school thinks most effective. To make sure this happens, there are certain requirements placed on schools to monitor and report on how the funding is used and what effect it has. These are discussed on the next page.

Further information about the Pupil Premium can be found at GOV.UK:

	GOV.UK: Pupil Premium