Pupil Premium

All schools can receive called ‘Pupil Premium Funding’. This funding is given to schools for pupils whose families are in receipt of certain benefits.

This funding is a crucial part of schools budgets. Schools use the money to help support all children within the school community. In our school we have used the funding for a range of different things including, staffing for interventions and targeted groups, staffing for forest school sessions, music tuition as well as out of school activities etc.

Which benefits?

Your child's school may be entitled to pupil premium funding if you receive one 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 Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Eligibility

We know that some parents are unsure whether they qualify for Pupil Premium Funding and may feel hesitant to apply. To make this easier, you can now check your eligibility quickly and securely online—without sharing any personal details with the school.