Pupil Premium Funding at Hillside Primary School
Dear Parents,
Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the Government to schools to support pupils from low-income families. The aim is to ensure these pupils benefit from the same opportunities as all other children, thus addressing the underlying inequalities between ‘disadvantaged children’ and their wealthier peers.
Who Qualifies for Pupil Premium?
There are four categories of children that qualify for this funding:
- Children who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or have been during the previous six years (Ever 6).
- Looked After Children (LAC).
- Children Adopted from Care or who have recently left care.
- Service (Armed Forces) Children.
Our Commitment and Strategy
The Government does not dictate exactly how schools should spend this money, but is clear that schools must employ strategies they know will support their pupils to increase their attainment and ‘narrow the gap’.
- Responsibility: All our staff and Governors accept responsibility for ‘socially disadvantaged’ pupils and are fully committed to meeting their pastoral, social, and academic needs within a caring environment.
- Targeted Use: The targeted and strategic use of Pupil Premium will support us in achieving our vision. We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all pupils and that appropriate provision is made for all vulnerable groups.
- Identification: We recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged, and conversely, not all socially disadvantaged pupils are registered for or qualify for free school meals. We therefore reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has identified as being socially disadvantaged.
Accountability and Reporting
The Governors of the school ensure that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed through termly pupil progress meetings.
The Headteacher and Link Governor are responsible for reporting to Governors, outlining:
- The allocation of Funding.
- The provision that has been made.
- The impact of this provision.
There will be an annual statement to parents on how the Pupil Premium funding has been used to address the issue of ‘narrowing the gap’ for socially disadvantaged pupils. This statement will appear on our school website and will adhere to requirements published by the Department for Education.
Further Information
You can find details on how Hillside Primary School currently uses the funding effectively in the following document:
Reports prior to 2021 are available upon request from the Headteacher.
Would you like me to find the link for the Stoke-on-Trent City Council Free School Meals application form?
