Pupil Premium
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds
underachieve academically when compared to their non-disadvantaged peers. The
pupil premium is additional funding to support these pupils to succeed at
school.
Objectives:
- Diminish any gaps in attainment and progress
outcomes between those students from disadvantaged backgrounds against national
for non-disadvantaged by the end of Key Stage 4 (Year 11)
- Increase attainment and progress outcomes by
disadvantaged students in English and Mathematics
- Reduce absence, lateness to school, exclusions
and improve attitude to learning
- Ensure that there is equality of opportunity for
all leavers through access to high quality curriculum, academic pathways, Post
16 destinations, enrichment opportunities and experiences
Disadvantaged criteria are:
- Pupils who have registered for Free School Meals
(FSM) at any point in the last six years
- Pupils who are looked after by the local
authority for more than six months
- Pupils whose parents are currently serving in
the armed forces
The level of premium in 2019-20 is £935 per pupil
