Pupil Premium

What is the Pupil Premium?

Pupil premium is funding to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Evidence shows that disadvantaged children generally face additional challenges in reaching their potential at school and often do not perform as well as other pupils.

Is your child eligible for Pupil Premium Funding?

There are currently four types of Pupil Premium allocation:

• Pupil Premium (Ever6);
• Pupil Premium LAC
• Pupil Premium Previously LAC
• Service Child Premium (Ever6 Service Children).

In order to receive this additional funding, as a school we are required to provide information to the Department for Education confirming which children meet the government criteria.

Pupil Premium: £1,515 per eligible pupil

Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 free school meals (FSM) as well as eligible children with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) pupils in these year groups. If your child is eligible for free school meals or has been in the last six years this will generate pupil premium funding. To be eligible for free school meals you must be in receipt of the appropriate benefits and have submitted an application for free school meals to the Local Authority Benefits Team.

If you qualify for the appropriate benefits, but have chosen not to apply for free school meals, please consider applying. You do not have to take up the free school meal to attract the funding. Free school meals cannot be backdated, so you should only apply if you currently qualify.

Pupil Premium LAC: £2,630 per pupil

Looked-after children (LAC) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority. The LAC premium must be managed by the designated virtual school head (VSH) in the local authority that looks after the child, and used without delay for the benefit of the looked-after child’s educational needs as described in their personal education plan.

Pupil Premium Previously Looked After Children (PLAC): £2,630 per pupil

For mainstream and special schools, the pupil premium for 2025 to 2026 will include children recorded in the October 2025 school census who were looked after by an English or Welsh local authority immediately before being adopted, or who left local authority care on a special guardianship order or child arrangements order (previously known as a residence order).

Service Child Premium: £350 per eligible pupil

Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools, but it is not based on disadvantage. It has been combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending.

Schools get £335 in 2025 to 2026 for every pupil with a parent who:

• is serving in HM Forces
• has retired on a pension from the Ministry of Defence

This funding is primarily to help with pastoral support. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if schools deem this to be a priority.

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