Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium funding is additional money allocated to the school for children of statutory school age from low-income families, to children of service families and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months. 

Pupil Premium funding is available for children whose parents receive: 

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers 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 1st April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year. This should be after tax and not including any benefits you get. 

Pupil Premium for pupils in Reception and Years 1 and 2

All school children in these years automatically get universal infant free school meals. 

However, if you feel you receive any of the qualifying benefits please still apply for free school meals. This will ensure additional support for:

• You
• Your child
• Our School

Pupil Premium for pupils in Year 3 and 4

If you apply for free school meals and are eligible, your child's school will automatically get pupil premium funding. 

Apply for Pupil Premium funding

If you believe that you are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding, we would encourage you to apply online. The link will take you directly to the online application

 https://dorset-self.achieveservice.com/service/Free_school_meals_application

How we use the Pupil Premium Grant 

To make the most effective use of Pupil Premium funding, we ensure teaching and learning is delivered through small targeted groups for core learning. We deploy skilled Teaching Assistants to deliver a wide range of focused, small group and 1-1 intervention sessions, Pastoral Care, Emotional Literacy and Language programes during the school day. 

For more information on how this is spent to help our children, please view our Pupil Premium Strategy documents below: