What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium money is additional funding which is allocated to schools to be used to support children who belong to groups which are vulnerable to underachievement. This includes children who are entitled to free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. The purpose of this funding is to accelerate progress and raise attainment.

Pupils who attract this funding are those children who have Free School Meals (FSM) or who have done in the last 6 years or are classed as 'Looked after Children'.

The amount of money allocated to schools under Pupil Premium is clearly identifiable. It is, however, at the discretion of the school to decide how it is spent, since they are in the best position to assess what intervention strategies or additional support will be best placed to support their individual pupils to make progress.

At Homer, our priority is to ensure that all pupils, from all backgrounds, have an equal chance of success. Our Pupil Premium funding is used to help target pupils with additional intervention and support in order to:

• Improve their levels of attainment and progress;
• Close achievement and attainment gaps in relation to school averages;
• Have full access to our curriculum;
• Access our extra-curricular provision.

At Homer, we allocate the funding to support our curriculum development, quality of teaching and intervention. We do this by:

• diagnosis of our pupils' needs
• analyse of data at school and national level
• review of our last plan and impact

Pupil Premium - Are you eligible?

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household earnings must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

If you think that your income is low or if you receive any of the benefits listed above, please collect a paper copy from the school office or use the following link to apply online.

Click here to apply for FSM

Service Premium

Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces.

Pupils are eligible if they meet the following 2 criteria:

• One of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces, including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service – this includes pupils with a parent who is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
• They have been registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years

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.

Pupil Premium Lead and Service Lead : Ellie Noon (Deputy SENCO and Class Teacher)

• Department for EducationPupil premium: effective use and accountability