Pupil Premium - Holton le Clay Schools
Purpose
The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.
The grant also provides support for children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces, referred to as service pupil premium (SPP). This has been combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending. Pupils that the SPP intends to support are not necessarily from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.
We want to support all schools to use the wealth of evidence of ‘what works’, evaluated by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), to use this funding effectively.
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.
Details of the funding criteria for SPP is outlined in the Service pupil premium section.
Funding rates for the 2023 to 2024 financial year
This table shows how the pupil premium grant is allocated to schools and local authorities in the 2023 to 2024 financial year, based on per pupil rates.
| Funding criteria | Amount of funding for each primary-aged pupil per year | Amount of funding for each secondary-aged pupil per year | Funding is paid to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years | £1,455 | £1,035 | School |
| Pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care | £2,530 | £2,530 | School |
| Children who are looked after by the local authority | £2,530 | £2,530 | Local authority |
Funding rates for the 2024 to 2025 financial year
This table shows how the pupil premium grant is allocated to schools and local authorities in the 2024 to 2025 financial year, based on per pupil rates.
| Funding criteria | Amount of funding for each primary-aged pupil per year | Amount of funding for each secondary-aged pupil per year | Funding is paid to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years | £ 1,480 | £ 1,050 | School |
| Pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care | £ 2,570 | £ 2,570 | School |
| Children who are looked after by the local authority | £ 2,570 | £ 2,570 | Local authority |
Pupil premium allocations and conditions of grant for the 2024 to 2025 financial year
Service pupil premium
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces.
Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of:
- £335 per eligible pupil in the 2023 to 2024 financial year
- £340 per eligible pupil in the 2024 to 2025 financial year
Pupils are eligible if they meet the following 2 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 – this includes pupils with a parent who is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
- they have been registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years
They would also be eligible if:
- 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.
Funding for looked-after children
Virtual school heads are responsible for managing the funding given to local authorities for the children in their care. They work with schools to ensure the funding is used to help deliver the outcomes identified in the children’s personal education plans, in line with the menu of approaches.
They can pass all the funding on to schools or retain some to fund activities that will benefit a group, or all, of the local authority’s looked-after children.
Recovery Premium Purpose
Recovery premium is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by COVID-19.
It is a time-limited grant providing over £300 million of additional funding for state-funded schools in the 2021/22 academic year and £1 billion across the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years.
It is focused on pupils who are eligible for pupil premium and pupils in specialist settings such as:
- special schools
- special units
- pupil referral units (PRUs)
This is because of the additional impact of the pandemic on these students.
How the Pupil Premium is spent is monitored closely with all schools accountable for the impact of the money spent.
At Holton le Clay Schools we pride ourselves on utilising the Pupil Premium to support our pupils across the curriculum, maximising the life opportunities for all pupils.
How many pupils at Holton le Clay School's are eligible for disadvantage pupil premiums?
Currently 25% of students at Holton le Clay Junior School are eligible for Pupil Premium (including FSM, SC,LAC,PLAC)
Currently 27% of pupils at Holton le Clay Infant School are eligible for Pupil Premium (including FSM, SC,LAC,PLAC )
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How will the impact of the spending of the Pupil Premium be measured?
To monitor progress on attainment, new measures will be included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement of pupils covered by the Pupil Premium. At Holton le Clay Schools, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of the cohort’s attainment, will be used to inform pupil progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention.
To view Holton le Clay Schools Pupil Premium Policy please view our Policies tab on Key Information.
The Pupil Premium Strategies for academic years, 2022-2024 are shown below:
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement for Holton-le-Clay Junior School
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023 -2025 Holton-le-Clay Infant School