Fairlop Primary School

Pupil Premium Grant at Fairlop Primary School
Fairlop Primary School is committed to supporting the learning of all children and because of this commitment we as a school strive to set high expectations and progress for each child. Whilst we believe in equality of access for all, we acknowledge that some children experience greater challenges when accessing learning and have more limited experiences outside of school.
What is the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) Funding?
The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England. 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, including eligible children of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF)
• children looked after by local authorities, referred to as looked-after children
• children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, referred to as previously looked-after children

Funding for 2023-24
The PPG funding per pupil is as follows:

Full details of the conditions of the PPG funding and accountability for schools can be found by clicking here.
Research has shown that children who have been on or are on Free School Meals (FSM) do not attain as highly as other children in school. The government provides this grant so that we can commission/allocate additional support to ensure that they do. The support can be in a short burst or over a longer term such as a term, two terms, a year or more. It may take the form of 1-1 or small group teaching within or outside of the classroom and may be an evidence-based intervention. It can be additional resources, enrichment or access to opportunities that enhance learning such as first hand experiences in order to support, enhance and develop learning across the curriculum.
It is really important that all parents/carers of children eligible to do so register for free school meals, even if you don’t choose to have them, as the funding enables us to provide extra resources for your children.

The Pupil Premium funding has allowed us to continue and extend what we already do – to monitor children’s progress and to give additional support when required. Children are certainly not singled out or stigmatised for getting some extra attention and we would never label a child in front of other children for being eligible for free school meals.

Service Pupil Premium

Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces. It has been combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending. Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of £335 per eligible pupil in financial year 2023-24, if they meet one or more of the following 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
• registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years
• one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme

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.