What is Pupil Premium?
The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
In the 2020 to 2021 financial year, schools have received £1,345 for each pupil from Reception to Year 6 registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the previous 6 years.
Schools also received £2,345 for any pupil identified as having left local-authority care as a result of one of the following:
For the pupils who attract the £2,345 rate, the headteacher of the virtual school in the child’s local authority will manage the funding.
Who can apply?
Children may be eligible for the pupil premium grant if their families receive, or have received in the last six years, any of the following benefits:
The documents below provide an overview of how pupil premium funding is allocated at Martin Primary School.