Pupil Premium

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium funding, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches those students who need it most.

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The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with students who are currently on FSM and those who have been registered for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as Ever 6 FSM).

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Schools will also receive Pupil Premium funding for learners who:

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• are currently looked after

• have been looked after

• are adopted from Care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002

• have left care under a special guardianship or residence order

• are children of service personnel

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The Government believes that Principals and school leaders should decide how to use Pupil Premium funding. They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:

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• the school performance tables, which show the performance of disadvantaged learners compared to their peers

• the new Ofsted Inspection Framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of all student groups, in particular those learners attracting Pupil Premium funding

• the new reports for parents that all schools have to publish online.

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A copy of how the SUTC's policy and plans to spend Pupil Premium Funding can be seen in the documents below. 

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Pupil Premium Strategy 2025