Pupil Premium
Article 26:
Governments must provide extra money for the children of families in need.
What is Pupil Premium (PP) funding?
Pupil Premium funding is given to schools to help support disadvantaged children in order to raise their attainment and to help close the gap in attainment between these pupils and their peers. It is allocated to schools for every pupil who has been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years.
It is for schools to decide how Pupil Premium funding is spent as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the pupils within their responsibility.
At Abbey Farm, we are fully committed to ensuring that all children have equal access to the highest quality teaching and learning through an exciting and balanced curriculum and targeted individual or group support based on their needs or abilities.
Once the school has over 5 students receiving this funding, we will publish an annual report on spending, along with our plans. Currently we have less than 5 students 2023/2024.
To find out more about Pupil premium please click here.
Who is Eligible?
Your child may be able to get pupil premium if you receive any of the following:
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Income Support
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Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
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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)
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Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
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Universal Credit with take home pay/net earnings below £7,400
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Children of parents serving in the armed forces
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Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
How to Apply
If you think you are eligible to qualify for Pupil Premium funding please follow the link below and complete the application process. This link will take you to our FSM checking service partner, Entrust. Please see their privacy policy here: Entrust Privacy Policy
Link for new applications is here: Online FSM Application
How is it used?
The money received for PP children is used to address barriers to learning for children which may include:
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Language access
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Attendance
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Literacy attainment
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Maths attainment
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Access to enrichment activities
How will we monitor the impact of PP funding?
To monitor progress on attainment, new measures will be included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement of students covered by the Pupil Premium funding. The usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of the cohort’s attainment, will be used to inform student progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention. The strategy is reviewed regularly to ensure maximum impact with a full review in July each academic year. This is shared with our Local Board of Governors and Trustees.
