The Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to help schools which must be used to support children from low income and other disadvantaged families. This is because national statistical evidence shows that it is these children which form the majority of those pupils who may not succeed in education and whose adult life chances may then be seriously affected.
Pupil Premium funding is primarily aimed at children who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). This includes any child who has been registered for FSM in the past 6 years. Funding also covers children in care who have been looked after continuously for more than 6 months, while a smaller “Service Premium” has also been introduced for children whose parents are serving with the armed forces.
Pupil eligibility and funding rates
This table shows how much pupil premium funding schools and local authorities receive for each eligible child.
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Pupil eligibility criteria |
Amount of funding for each primary-aged pupil per year |
Amount of funding for each secondary-aged pupil per year |
Funding is paid to |
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Pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years |
£1455 |
£1035 |
School |
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Pupils who have been adopted from care or have left care |
£2530 |
£2530 |
School |
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Children who are looked after by the local authority |
£2530 |
£2530 |
Local authority
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At Laurel Avenue, we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we believe that no child should be left behind. We strongly believe that it is not about where you come from but your passion and thirst for knowledge, and your dedication and commitment to learning that make the difference between success and failure, and we are determined to ensure that our children are given every chance to realise their full potential.
Key principles for using the Pupil Premium Grant at Laurel Avenue Community Primary School:
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Laurel Avenue has a commitment to raise achievements for pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium and knows these pupils must make faster progress than non-eligible pupils and is determined to achieve this.
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Laurel Avenue never confuses eligible pupils with low ability and strives to ‘bring out the best’ in this group of pupils and support them to achieve the highest levels.
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Laurel Avenue creates an overall package of support aimed to tackle the range of barriers including; attendance, behaviour, external factors, professional development focussing on improving outcomes for eligible pupils, improving the quality of teaching and learning, language acquisition, parental engagement, opportunities for first-hand experiences and development of literacy and numeracy skills.
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Laurel Avenue uses assessment systems to track and enable thorough analysis of data (Reading, Writing and Maths) to identify pupils who are under achieving and why.
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Laurel Avenue directs resources and interventions to accelerate progress of eligible pupils and close the attainment gap compared to their peers.
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Laurel Avenue uses data to carefully track the impact of targeted spending (interventions, projects or pedagogy) on attainment and progress of eligible pupils.
The Senior Management Team and Governors have a clear overview of how funding is allocated and the difference it is making to the outcomes of pupils termly.
Laurel Avenue ensures class teachers/subject leaders know which pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium so they can take responsibility for accelerating progress and accountability is shared across school.
The Governing Body is ambitious for pupils and closely monitors the school’s effectiveness in closing the gap between different groups of pupils.
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Pupil premium funding allocation this academic year |
£95,495 |
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Recovery premium funding allocation this academic year |
£10,150 |
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Pupil premium funding carried forward from previous years (enter £0 if not applicable) |
£0 |
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Total budget for this academic year |
£105,645 |
PUPIL PREMIUM strategy statement report 2021-2025 (reviewed 2021, 2022 and 2023)