Pupil Premium at Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
The Pupil Premium is a government grant allocated to all schools once a year according to the number of children whose families currently receive benefits, or those who have been in receipt over the past six years. Schools have received this funding since April 2011. The funding is calculated using the January census figures for children registered as eligible for FSM in Reception to year 2. Nationally, pupils who receive Free School Meals underperform in comparison to those children who do not, and Pupil Premium funding is therefore allocated to this vulnerable group of pupils in order to diminish the difference.
Regulations require all schools to publish on the school website the amount allocated for PP in respect of the current financial year, details of how it is intended to be spent, how the previous academic year’s allocation was spent, and the impact of this expenditure on the educational attainment of the identified group of pupils.
Pupil Premium Co-ordinator/Champion – Nicola Broad
Pupil Premium Governor – Sonya Hand
Objectives in spending the grant:
Summary of Funding
Since 2011 the funding allocation has risen to £1,320 per edible child. Funding is paid directly to schools for schools to use. Adoptive parents/guardians need to self-declare their child’s status to the school where their child is on roll. Schools can pool Pupil Premium money for numerous children to pay for collective support to gain maximum impact from the funding. The Pupil Premium is additional money for schools to improve the educational and personal outcomes of disadvantaged pupils including those who have been adopted from care, or: