Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium is a Government initiative that targets extra money at pupils from low-income families. The premium is provided to school in order to assist teachers and schools to support these pupils in reaching their potential. The Government have used pupils entitled to Free School meals (FSM) as an indicator for Pupil Premium.
The aims of Pupil Premium Funding is to ensure disadvantaged pupils make consistently good progress across school and to raise attainment to be in line with national average and year group expectations:
- To ensure identified disadvantaged pupils make accelerate progress
- To deliver intervention programmes alongside quality first teaching
- To ensure pupil premium funding is allocated to enhance a pupil’s school experience and to directly improve their life chances
- Residential visits to be paid in full/subsidised for identified pupils
- To raise attendance & punctuality of identified pupils
- To provide support for the families of disadvantaged pupils
Who is entitled to Pupil Premium?
Low-income families may be entitled to a benefit known as Free School Meals (FSM). You can apply for school meals if you receive:
- Income Support
- Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190, provided they are not receiving Working Tax Credit
- The ‘Guaranteed’ element of the State Pension Credit
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (you will need to apply directly to the school not Bradford Council)
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Universal Credit
If you wish to apply, please click here to access the online form on the Bradford Council’s website.
School meals are free for reception, year 1, year 2 – Do I still need to apply?
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 get free school meals, but if you receive one of the benefits from the list above you may also get help with:
- the cost of residential school trips (speak to your school about this)
- travel costs to school
- school uniform costs (speak to your school about this)
- council run music lessons at school
Registering for free meals could raise an extra £1,320 for your child’s school, to fund valuable support like extra tuition, additional teaching staff or after school activities. This additional money is available from central government for every child whose parent is receiving one of the welfare benefits listed in the form. It is therefore important to sign up for free school meals, even if your child is in reception, year 1 or year 2, so that your child’s school receives as much funding as possible.
Pupil Premium Funding
Financial year 2024 – 2025
Schools will receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years:
- £1,480 for pupils in Reception to Year 6
Schools will also receive £2,570 for each pupil who has left local-authority care because of 1 of the following:
- adoption
- a special guardianship order
- a child arrangements order
- a residence order
How is Pupil Premium spent?
The Government does not dictate how schools should spend the pupil premium, however Harden Primary will ensure that provision is made which secures teaching and learning opportunities that meet the needs of all pupil premium pupils.
We use Pupil Premium funding to tackle the academic gap between Pupil Premium and non-Pupil Premium children, as well as to support the social and emotional development of Pupil Premium children.
Our funding helps to provide training and support for staff in school. The leadership team, including the SENDCo, help to guide staff so that they can support Pupil Premium children fully.
At Harden Primary, we place a big emphasis on the importance of experiences and enrichment. This is true of all our children, including Pupil Premium children. We ensure that our curriculum is diverse and exciting so that children can learn and develop in an engaging environment.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement
You can access our strategy below.
