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💷Pupil Premium Strategy

💷 Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England, aimed at:

  • Raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities

  • Closing the gaps between them and their peers

This funding is available for children who:

  • Have been, or are currently, on the Free School Meals (FSM) register

  • Are in, or have been in, local-authority care

  • Have parents who are serving in the armed forces

🎯 How We Use Pupil Premium at St Joseph’s

At our school, the funding supports children in a variety of ways, including:

  • 1:1 interventions and group support

  • Purchase of equipment

  • Opportunities to take part in extra-curricular activities

  • Subsidising the cost of school trips (other children in the class do not subsidise this)

✅ Eligibility

To benefit from the Pupil Premium, your child must be:

  • Registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years

Note: Universal free school meals are offered to all pupils in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2, but this does not automatically entitle your child to Pupil Premium.

If you receive any of the following benefits, your child may be eligible:

  • Income Support

  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

  • Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

  • The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

  • Child Tax Credit (if not entitled to Working Tax Credit, annual gross income ≤ £16,190)

  • Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying)

  • Universal Credit

💻 Apply online for Free School Meals: Calderdale Council Free School Meals

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Support and Queries

If you have questions about eligibility or how Pupil Premium is used, please contact:

  • Mrs R Green – Family Support Worker

  • Mr J Carr – Assistant Head

📊 Monitoring and Impact

We regularly review the impact of the measures we put in place to ensure:

  • Value for money

  • A direct role in improving pupil achievement

Our Pupil Premium spending and action plans can be viewed below.

  1. PP Strategy Statement24-25
    PDF File