The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is a national Government scheme which has been available to schools since its introduction in April 2011. 

Funding criteria

Pupil premium funding is allocated to eligible schools based on the number of:

• pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM)
• children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, including children adopted from state care or equivalent from outside England and Wales

Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits pupils who meet the funding criteria. It can be used:

• to support other pupils with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worker, or who act as a carer
• for whole class interventions which will also benefit non-disadvantaged pupils

Pupil premium funding is allocated to local authorities based on the number of:

• looked-after children, supported by the local authority
• pupils who meet any of the eligibility criteria and who attend an independent setting, where the local authority pays full tuition fees

For pupils who are looked-after children, funding should be managed by the local authority’s virtual school head (VSH)  in consultation with the child’s school.

Service pupil premium

Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with children and young people of service families.

Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of:

• £350 per eligible pupil in the 2025 to 2026 financial year

Pupils are eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

• one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces (including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service) or is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England and they have been registered as a ‘service child’ in the most recent autumn DfE school census
• they do not currently have ‘service child’ status but they have been registered as a ‘service child’ on any DfE school census in the past 6 years
• one of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme

This funding is primarily to enable schools to offer pastoral support and help mitigate the negative impact of family mobility or parental deployment. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if the school deems this to be a priority.

 

                    2025/26 Funding

Type of Pupil Premium Grant	Annual Premium per eligible pupil
Ever6 FSM	£1,515
Post-LAC	£2,630
Ever6 Service Child	£350

Can you help us ensure we receive the right amount?

If you believe your child may be entitled to additional support through the Pupil Premium funding stream, please contact the school so we can check they are registered.

If your child is currently receiving the Universal infant Free school Meal  because they are in Early Years Foundation Stage or Key Stage One but you think  you may be entitled to Free School Meals based on your income as well, please speak to Mrs Lister in the office – if you are eligible then the school will be notified and can register your child accordingly - we will then also receive the appropriate Pupil Premium to support their education.