Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium is a sum of money the government gives to schools each year to help them improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.  The amount each school gets is determined by the number of pupils at school who:

• Free School Meals (FSM): Pupils currently eligible for free school meals or who have been eligible at any point in the past six years (the "Ever 6" rule). This includes eligible children of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Pupils who have had their free school meals eligibility protected previously (free school meals eligibility protection ran from 01/04/2018 to 31/08/2026, where a check has than been carried out due to the end of the protection period, where the outcome of the re-check is Eligible- Expanded or Not Eligiible will continue to attract pupil premium for the childs school under the Ever 6 rule. 
• Looked-After Children (LAC): Children currently in the care of a local authority
• Previously Looked-After Children (PLAC): Children who left local authority care through adoption, a special guardianship order, or a child arrangements order
• Service Personnel: Children whose parents are serving in the regular armed forces, or who are receiving a pension from the Ministry of Defence