Purpose 

The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England. 

Pupil eligibility 

The following groups are eligible for pupil premium: 

  • pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years, including eligible children of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) 
  • children looked after by local authorities, referred to as looked-after children 
  • children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, referred to as previously looked-after children 

 Funding rates for financial year 2023-2024

This table shows how the pupil premium grant is allocated to schools and local authorities in the financial year 2023-24, based on per pupil rates. 

  • The school will receive an additional £1,455 per year for pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years 
  • The school will receive an additional £2,530 per year for pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care 
  • The Local Authority will receive an additional £2,530 per year for children who are looked after by the local authority 

Service pupil premium 

Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces.  

Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of £335 per eligible pupil in financial year 2023-24, if they meet one or more of the following criteria: 

  • one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces, including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service – this includes pupils with a parent who is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England 
  • registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years 
  • one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme 

This funding is primarily to enable schools to offer pastoral support and help mitigate the negative impact of family mobility or parental deployment. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if the school deems this to be a priority. 

The link below shows Little Plumstead’s Pupil Premium Plan for the academic year 2022-2023 and review of 2021-2022.