In April 2011 the Coalition Government introduced the Pupil Premium funding. This is funding allocated to schools which is additional to main school funding. Fundamentally, this additional funding was introduced to diminsh the attainment gap between children from disadvantaged families and their peers, where this exists. Schools can choose how to target these additional funds to support the needs of children at risk of under-achieving based on their circumstances.
“It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium allocated to schools per Free School Meal pupil, is spent since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility”
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All schools are required to publish online information about how they have used the Premium and its impact on the attainment of pupils. Please read our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement below.