Pupil Premium

 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.

The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for FSM in both mainstream and non-mainstream settings and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months.

The Government has decided that eligibility for the Pupil Premium in 2013-14 will be extended to pupils who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. Earlier this year they consulted on options for extending the coverage of the Pupil Premium. As a group, children who have been eligible for FSM at any point in time have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible for FSM.

A premium has also been introduced for children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces.

Schools have been asked to report by academic year as this is more meaningful for parents. Whilst the grant allocation is made on the basis of financial years, schools both plan teaching and other support and conduct assessments over the academic year.

Pupil Premium Report 2014/15 and projected spend for 2015/16 Click here

Pupil Premium Report 2015/16 and projected spend for 2016/17 Click here

Pupil Premium Report 2016/17 and projected spend for 2017/18 Click here

Pupil Premium Report 2017/18 and projected spend for 2018/19 Click here

Pupil Premium Report 2018/19 Click here and projected spend for 2019/20 Click here

Pupil Premium Report 2019/20 Click here and projected spend for 2020/21 Click here

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2021/22 Pupil Premium strategy statement 2021 - 2022

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2022/23  Pupil Premium strategy statement 2022-23

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2023/24 click here

Court Farm Policy on Pupil Premium 2021 Click here

Further Information

For further information on the Pupil Premium, please visit the pages from the Department for Education's website below:

Pupil Premium - what you need to know click here