Pupil Premium

What is the Pupil Premium?        https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/benefits/free-school-meals-pupil-premium/

The Pupil Premium is additional funding to help schools close the attainment gap between children from low-income and other disadvantaged families and their peers. If a child has been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point over the past 6 years or has been continuously looked after for at least 6 months (LAC) the school receives an amount per head within their budget. This has risen each year to the current amount of £1,455 per pupil and £2,530 per Looked After Child. 

We have a clear, strategic approach to the use of specific Pupil Premium funding and plans are integrated into wider school support and improvement systems. These are monitored and evaluated regularly and in depth data analysis ensures that the correct support and strategies are identified to maximize progress.

Strong leadership systems ensure that Pupil Premium funding will have the necessary impact. This includes an identified governor having responsibility for Pupil Premium and a coordinated strategic leadership approach to implementing plans. All matters relating to the Pupil Premium are reported back to the Governors via the Standards and Quality and Finance and Premises sub-committees, ensuring that the school is held to account for the impact of spending.