What is the pupil premium?
The Pupil Premium provides additional funding on top of the main funding a school receives. It is targeted at pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure they benefit from the same opportunities as pupils from less deprived families. Currently, the premium is worth as follows:
The premium goes to students who are currently on Free School Meals (FSM) or have been registered for (FSM) in the past six years. Pupils in care, who have been looked after by local authorities for more than six months also continue to qualify for the Pupil Premium as do children of Service Personnel.
Why is there a pupil premium?
Pupils who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in their school career have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible. In 2014 GCSE statistics showed that 36.5% of disadvantaged students achieved five or more A*- C grades, compared with 64% of their fellow students. This is an attainment gap of 27.4 percentage points.
How many pupils at Belmont are eligible for the Pupil Premium?
For 2023 - 24, 15.1% of pupils at Belmont are eligible for the Pupil Premium.
How will the impact of the spending of the Pupil Premium be measured?
At Belmont, we monitor pupil attainment and progress on a half termly basis. Within this cycle, we track and report individually on pupils eligible for Pupil Premium. Headline data is reported to governors termly.
Pupil Premium funding and spending- Academic Year 2023 - 2024
No. of eligible pupils 66
Total £99,255
How is Pupil Premium funding spent to improve outcomes for children?
The governing body and the leadership team work closely to ensure the funding available is used to provide high quality support that will impact on pupils' outcomes and well being. A Pupil Premium Strategy is devised which includes a one and three year plan spanning 2021 to 2024 which includes a review of the 2021-2022 statement set out using the DfE directed format can be viewed here: Pupil Premium Strategy 2023-2024
