What is Pupil Premium?
The pupil premium funding is additional Government funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantage pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
PUPIL PREMIUM GRANT ALLOCATIONS 2017-18
The DfE have now published the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) allocations updated with the Ever 6 Free School Meal (FSM) pupil numbers from the January 2017 census data. The final confirmed PPG allocations are now available on the general section of the School Portal in a spreadsheet named “Pupil Premium Grant Allocations 2017-18”.
The pupil premium per eligible pupil for 2017-18 is as follows:
Pupils in year Groups R to 6 recorded as Ever 6 FSM £1,320
Pupils in year Groups 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM £935
Looked After Children £1,900
Post Looked After Children £1,900
Service Children Ever 4 £300
The Pupil Premium grant allocations will be added to your school’s budget in July.