In April 2011 the Government introduced the pupil premium.  The pupil premium is additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.  Current research demonstrates that pupils from deprived backgrounds underachieve compared to their non-deprived peers.  The Pupil Premium is provided to enable disadvantaged pupils to reach their potential. The Government has used pupils entitled to free school meals (FSM), looked after children and service children as indicators of deprivation, and have provided a fixed amount of money for schools per pupil based on the number of pupils registered for FSM over a rolling six year period.

Please click to view and download the Pupil premium strategy statement for 201-18:

Please click to view and download the Pupil premium strategy statement for 2016-17: