In 2011-2012, the Government launched Pupil Premium funding.  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.

Pupil Premium Grant and Pupil Premium Plus Expenditure 2025/26

This money is allocated to initiatives which remove barriers to learning to ensure pupils reach their full potential both academically and socially. 

Nature of support

• Time to talk sessions to develop self-esteem and improve communication between children/parents and school. These provide children with a safe space to feel as they have a trusted adult in school to is there to support them
• ELSA sessions
• Decider Skills and use of social stories 
• Daily reading  
• Daily phonics and SPAG sessions
• Handwriting interventions
• Additional or smaller group sessions for reading, writing and maths 
• Same day interventions to review taught content for Phonics and SPAG, Maths
• Use of Provision Teaching to bridge gaps in reading, phonics, spelling and maths skills
• NELI daily interventions 
• Providing small group work with an experienced teacher focussed on overcoming gaps in learning
• Additional teaching and learning opportunities provided by trained TAs or external agencies
• 1:1 and 1:2 support
• Well-being of children and families through small group activities and support offered through regular TAF (team around the family) meetings
• Use of ICT to provide further access to the curriculum 
• Purchasing extra resources and materials to meet the needs of the children 
• Additional teaching and learning opportunities provided by trained TAs or external agencies
• Smaller class sizes in some year groups and Key Stages
• CPD for school staff

Measuring the impact of PPG spending

The school will continue to measure the progress and achievement of all children in the school through internal monitoring and tracking data. This will include an evaluation of curriculum intervention programmes which will focus on academic gains and how pupils’ self-confidence has developed as a consequence of the intervention.

A strategy plan is put in place each year to ensure that the needs of the children in our school are being met.

It will be the responsibility of the Headteacher and SENCo to produce regular reports for the Governing Body in relation to the the impact of the PPG and the progress of PP children.

Free School Meals and Clothing Vouchers

Free school meals and clothing vouchers may be available for your child(ren) if you are receiving one of the following qualifying benefits:

• Income Support (IS);
• Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA);
• An income-related Employment and Support Allowance;
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) that as of April 2012 does not exceed £ 16,190. Note: From 1st May 2009 where you are entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after your employment ceases, or after you start to work less than 16 hours per week, your children are entitled to Free School Meals, this may be extended;
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
• Universal Credit.

Please note: If you are in receipt of working tax credits you may not be eligible for free school meals or clothing grants.

If your child does have free school meals they will also be eligible for free milk - please ask at the office for more information.

See Westmorland & Furness Council link below for more information and details of how to apply online. Please call in at the office if you need any help with this.