Pupil Premuim
Pupil Premium is additional funding given by the Government to schools in England to raise the attainment of specific groups of children that fall into the following categories:
- Pupils who have been entitled to Free School Meals at any point over the last 6 years, due to qualifying for certain benefits
- Pupils who have had a parent in the armed services at any point over the last 6 years
- Pupils that are, or have been, looked after by the local authority or are adopted
Schools are free to spend the pupil premium grant as they see fit. However, they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support low-income families.
The grant may be spent in the following ways:
- for the purposes of the school, that is for the educational benefit of pupils registered at that school
- for the benefit of pupils registered at other maintained schools or academies
- on community facilities; for example, services whose provision furthers any charitable purpose for the benefit of pupils at the school or their families, or people who live or work in the locality in which the school is situated
The grant does not have to be completely spent by the school in the financial year in which it is allocated; some or all of it may be carried forward to future financial years.
The Principal and governors will next review Burbage’s pupil premium strategy in December 2024.
All children in school are regarded as individuals and treated as special and unique. We recognise that the needs of children vary as they move through the school and we seek to meet their needs in the best way we can. It is recognised that sometimes children have particular needs that require additional support in school. Such needs will always be discussed with parents, and the school will seek to ensure there is appropriate support given to children to meet the identified need. Parents are encouraged to raise any concerns about a child’s educational or social need with their child’s class teacher at any time.
Click on the link below for more information about pupil premium.
Is your child entitled to Free School Meals?
Your child might be able to get free school meals if you receive any of the following:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit
Free school meals information link
Children, who are paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also receive free school meals.
Even if your child does not want a school lunch or they already receive one because they are in KS1, please let the school office know so that the extra funding, which will benefit your child, can be claimed. [email protected]
PE & Sport Premium
In 2013 the government introduced provided substantial primary school sport funding. The funding has been jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and has seen money going directly to primary schools to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children. Since 2017 schools have received £16,000 plus an extra £5 per pupil each year. This money is ring-fenced for sport and PE provision only. All schools have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but there is freedom to choose how we do it. At Burbage Primary School we recognise the contribution of PE to the health and well-being of the children. In addition, we believe that an innovative and varied PE curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities have a positive influence on the concentration, attitude and academic achievement of all children.