Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium at Croft Primary School:
The pupil premium grant provides funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.
To ensure that pupil premium is focused on effective approaches to raising the educational attainment of disadvantaged pupils, schools are encouraged to use the wealth of evidence of ‘what works’, evaluated by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), to use this funding effectively to drive high and rising standards for disadvantaged pupils. The ‘menu’ has been developed to help schools allocate spending across the following 3 areas:
- High quality teaching should be a top priority for Pupil Premium spending. Making sure an effective teacher is in front of every class, and that every teacher is supported to keep improving, is key.
- Targeted academic support can have a strong positive impact on learning, and is an important part of any Pupil Premium strategy.
- Wider barriers to learning are important to consider as part of the Pupil Premium strategy. While many challenges may be common between schools, the specific features of the community the school serves will affect which approaches are prioritised in this category.
The following groups are eligible for Pupil Premium:
- pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM)
- children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, including children adopted from state care or equivalent from outside England and Wales
Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits pupils who meet the funding criteria. It can be used:
- to support other pupils with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worker, or who act as a carer
- for whole class interventions which will also benefit non-disadvantaged pupils
Schools receive the following grants (2025-2026):
- £1,515 for each pupil eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years
- £2,630 for children who are looked after by the local authority
- £2,630 for pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with children and young people of service families.
Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of £350 per eligible pupil in the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
This funding is primarily to enable schools to offer pastoral support and help mitigate the negative impact of family mobility or parental deployment. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if the school deems this to be a priority.
Applying for Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) for your child:
For further information: Free school meals and milk | Nottinghamshire County Council
You can apply online and will need:
- your personal details (including national insurance number and date of birth of the parent/carer)
- child’s details in full, including their date of birth and the school they attend.
If you are eligible for free school meals the start date will normally be within two working days of parents contacting us and entitlement being confirmed.
If you are unable to apply online, please call 0300 500 80 80
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