Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPupil Premium
Pupil Premium at Peppard Church of England Primary School
The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is additional funding provided to schools to help close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. The grant is allocated based on the number of pupils who:
- Are currently eligible for free school meals (FSM), or have been eligible at any point in the past six years (Ever 6 FSM)
- Are looked after by the local authority (CLA)
- Have left local authority care through adoption or special guardianship
- Are from Service families
Funding Rates for 2023-24
- Disadvantaged pupils (FSM/Ever 6): £1,455 per pupil
- Looked-after children/adopted from care: £2,530 per pupil
- Service children: £335 per pupil
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How We Use the Pupil Premium
At Peppard CofE Primary, we use our Pupil Premium funding to:
- Improve the quality of teaching through staff training and professional development
- Provide targeted academic support to address pupils’ main barriers to success
- Support wider needs, such as social, emotional, and mental health, and enrichment opportunities (e.g. breakfast clubs, educational visits, and pastoral care)
Our approach is guided by the DfE’s recommended ‘menu of approaches’ and evidence-based strategies, ensuring maximum impact on pupil outcomes.
Accountability and Reporting
We are required to:
- Publish an annual Pupil Premium Strategy Statement detailing how funding is spent and the impact it has had
- Review our strategy regularly, ensuring all spending is evidence-based and transparent to parents, carers, and governors
Learn how to report on the pupil premium.
Our Commitment
We are committed to using the Pupil Premium to ensure all our children, regardless of background, receive the support and opportunities they need to achieve their very best and flourish at Peppard CofE Primary School.
Pupil Premium at Peppard Church of England Primary School
The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is additional funding given to schools to help close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. This funding supports children who are currently eligible for free school meals (FSM), have been eligible in the past six years (known as Ever 6 FSM), are looked after by the local authority, have left care through adoption or special guardianship, or are from Service families.
For the 2023-24 academic year, the funding rates are as follows: £1,455 per eligible disadvantaged pupil, £2,530 per looked-after or previously looked-after child, and £335 per Service child. The grant is allocated directly to schools and is additional to main school funding, recognising that schools are best placed to identify and support children who need it most.
At Peppard CofE Primary, we use our Pupil Premium funding in several ways to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed. We invest in improving the quality of teaching through staff training and ongoing professional development. Targeted academic support is provided to help pupils overcome barriers to learning, and we also address wider needs by offering social and emotional support, enrichment activities such as breakfast clubs, and assistance with educational visits and pastoral care.
Our approach follows the Department for Education’s recommended ‘menu of approaches’ and is rooted in evidence-based strategies. This ensures that all interventions and support are as effective as possible, helping our pupils to learn more, remember more, and achieve more.
We are committed to being transparent about how we use the Pupil Premium. Each year, we publish a Pupil Premium Strategy Statement detailing how the funding has been spent and the impact it has made on pupils’ achievement. This document is reviewed regularly, and we ensure that parents, carers, and governors have access to clear information about our strategy and its results.
At Peppard CofE Primary School, our priority is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, receives the support and opportunities needed to reach their full potential.