What is the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG)?

The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG), introduced in April 2011, aims to increase attainment and aspiration for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing financial support. Research indicates that poverty has a measurable influence on a child’s future life chances.
 
“The pupil premium is designed to address inequality by giving every school and teacher the resources they need to help their most disadvantaged pupils, allowing them the freedom to respond appropriately to individual circumstances. “ GOV.UK (Jan 2014)"

Although our proportion of PPG students is low we are constantly investigating ways to narrow the progress and attainment gap by actively supporting these students to meet their academic potential and then go beyond it; “Closing the gap” does not simply mean “catch up”.

Who is eligible?

The following Year 7 – Year 11 pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding:

• Pupils currently registered to receive Free School Meals (FSM)
• Pupils registered to receive FSM in the last 6 years (Ever 6 FSM)
• Children of service personnel.
• Looked After Children in Care (LACs / CICs).

How much funding is available?

The following is taken directly from the DfE’s Education Funding website.

• £1,385 for pupils in reception year to year 6 (FSM Ever 6)
• £985 for pupils in year 7 to year 11 (FSM)
• £320 for children of services personnel

Schools get £2,410 for every pupil who has left local authority care through adoption, a special guardianship order or child arrangements order. Funding for these pupils doesn’t go to their school; it goes to the virtual school head (VSH) in the local authority that looks after the child. VSHs are responsible for managing Pupil Premium funding for looked-after children.

The member of staff responsible for overseeing the Pupil Premium strategy is Mr J Blackbourn (Assistant Headteacher).

PP policy initiatives, budget, spending, monitoring and implementation are formally documented and shared with senior staff and Governors. The next review of the strategy is in February 2022 after the first grade point.

For more details please visit

Pupil premium: overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)