Pupil Premium Report
Pupil Premium Grant Statement
Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium is additional funding allocated to schools to support disadvantaged pupils and to close the attainment gap between them and their peers across the country.
Funding is allocated for pupils who are registered as eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years or are Looked After Children. Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months and children of service personnel. The premium was introduced by the DfE in 2001 and is aimed at addressing the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals and those that are not by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
Accountability
The government believes that head teachers and school leaders should decide how to use the pupil premium. They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:
- the performance tables which show the performance of disadvantaged pupils compared with their peers
- the Ofsted inspection framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of pupil groups, and in particular those who attract the pupil premium
- the reports for parents that schools have to publish online
Use of Pupil Premium at Elvetham Heath Primary School
At Elvetham Heath Primary School we have high expectations for all our pupils and work hard to ensure that all pupils make good progress across the school and achieve their best. Each pupil’s progress is evaluated at three milestones over the course of the year through Cohort Progress Meetings and additional support is provided for any pupils at risk of not making good progress. Our Pupil Premium Champion, Mrs Blake, has particular responsibility for ensuring that there is high-quality provision for children receiving Free School Meals or who are Looked After. The Pupil Premium Champion meets with the designated Pupil Premium Governor once a term.
The Pupil Premium Champion closely monitors and evaluates the academic progress, attendance and attainment of each Pupil Premium child and the associated groups.
One of the Deputy Headteachers takes on the role of Designated Teacher for our Looked after and Post looked after children. The Pupil Premium Champion liaises with the Deputy Headteacher regarding the provisions and funding in place.
Pupils who display any behavioural or social difficulties are monitored by class teachers and supported by the emotional support team. Children are assessed through an internal assessment checklist, both before and after receiving the intervention.
Financial tracking of expenditure is closely monitored alongside the children’s attainment and is reported to governors. Teachers and support staff are aware of those pupils in their classes who are in receipt of Pupil Premium Funding and are responsible are for planning and teaching that meets their needs. During progress meetings, Pupil Premium children are monitored and tracked. Interventions are put into place to support the children.
The number of pupils receiving Free School Meals at Elvetham Heath is low compared to schools nationally.
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