Pupil Premium

Do you think your child could qualify for pupil premium?

To check if your child is eligible, apply online for an immediate response or call 01473 260989.
What is pupil premium?

Introduced in 2011, the pupil premium is a sum of money given to schools each year by the Government to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.

This is based on research showing that children from low income families can perform less well at school than their peers. Often, children who are entitled to pupil premium face challenges such as poor language and communication skills, lack of confidence and issues with attendance and punctuality. The pupil premium is intended to directly benefit the children who are eligible, helping to narrow the gap between them and their classmates.

Schools can choose how to spend their pupil premium money, as they are best placed to identify what would be of most benefit to the children who are eligible.

Common ways in which schools spend their pupil premium fund include:

Extra one-to-one or small-group support for children within the classroom.
Employing extra teaching assistants to work with classes.
Running a school breakfast club to improve attendance.
Running educational trips and visits.
Paying for additional help such as speech and language therapy or family therapy.
Investing in resources that boost children’s learning, such as laptops or tablets.

Often, all of the children in a class will reap some benefit from how the school spends its pupil premium: for example at Dale Hall this year we are giving all of the children enrichment days to enable further staff training, which in turn will improve teaching and learning for every child.

Your child will get free school meals if you receive any of the following:

Income Support
Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit but no element of Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenues & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
If you are supported under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after your employment finishes or after you start to work fewer hours per week
Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (£616.67 per month), as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).