What is Pupil Premium?
It is additional funding given to school so that they can adequately support and close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. It also supports children and young people with parents in the armed forces.
The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is not ‘ring fenced’ and schools are free to spend it as they wish but must demonstrate that the expenditure is contributing to closing performance gaps between children who experience disadvantage of some kind. The grant is intended to benefit children who are currently in school.
To find out more about we spend the PPG and the impact of our strategy please follow the links below:
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-24
Does your child qualify?
Your child may qualify for the Pupil Premium Grant if you receive any of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income (ass assessed by HM Revenue and Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
- Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ – the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit.
Extended and latest information is offered below.
Pupil Premium Funding and accountability for schools
Free School Meals and Uniform Voucher Qualification Criteria
The criteria for qualification for free school meals listed above, together with the application process, is explained in the information found by following the link below. We encourage all of our families to take a look and to apply if you think that you might meet any of the criteria. The process is very easy to follow and we would be happy to help if required. In addition to benefitting families, there is also additional funding for schools that result in better support for children, so please do take time to have a look and to revisit when, and if, family circumstances change.
Cost of Living Support
Westmorland and Furness Council have introduced a scheme to help parents cope with the cost of living. The scheme has aspects of both financial and practical help so please take time to have a look at what is on offer by following the link below.