Pupil Premium

What is the purpose of Pupil Premium Funding?

Pupil Premium is additional funding to the main school budget. The calculation for funding is based on children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and looked after children on the school roll. From April 2012 the Pupil Premium was extended to include children who had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years. From January 2014 the grant was additionally extended to include children who were adopted from care. The purpose of Pupil Premium is to target funds to pupils who need it most and to tackle disadvantage.

How does Pupil Premium work?

Schools decide how the Pupil Premium allocation is spent since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made to redress inequality and disadvantages for children who are eligible for FSM or who are 'looked after'.

Parents are encouraged to register their child as eligible for FSM, if applicable, as this will mean that the school receives its maximum entitlement.

How much Pupil Premium funding does Billesdon Primary School receive?

In the academic year 2020/21, we received £14,105

How does Billesdon Primary School spend the Pupil Premium funding?

Evidence-based interventions to support tracking, gaps identified and improvement in enjoyment of reading.

Training and interventions to identified children to support reading and writing through regularly timetabled sessions.

1:1 support maximised opportunities to successfully implement strategies to benefit individuals and class environment as a whole.

Access to higher tier P.E. provision brought to wider opportunities for all and develop new skills to support core strength development. Wider skills developed as part of access to higher level tier of local sports provision. Range of skills developed increased by access to other sports e.g. swimming, yoga, Boccia, physical literacy programme, Big Moves and Inclusive PE programmes.

Access to Health & Well Being Sessions to implement strategies  to boost self esteem and raise awareness of self-help strategies.

Specialist provision accessed through LSSSP – Tier 1 provision for highest need using a wider range of curriculum content with specialist event provision.

Developing social skills in line with peers through small group work on PSED activities.

Opportunities created to aid continue attainment at Greater Depth levels for reading/writing/maths

Provision of resources to support and develop skills in reading/writing/maths.

Pupil Premium Self-Evaluation 2021-22

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2021/22 to 2022/23

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2020-21