Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium is additional funding which is allocated to schools on the basis of the number of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point over the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’) and Service Children including those who were eligible for the Service Child Premium at any point in the last three years (known as ‘Ever 3 Service Child’.) Students in care, who have been looked after by local authorities for more than six months also continue to qualify for the Pupil Premium. The Pupil Premium is aimed at addressing the current underlying inequalities which exist between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their more affluent peers.
Strategies to Achieve our Aims and Objectives
Our main priority is to ensure outstanding quality teaching throughout the school. This will benefit all students, including those who are in receipt of Pupil Premium. The primary provision for Pupil Premium students is via the classroom teacher. Therefore, all staff are:
- Aware of which students are in receipt of Pupil Premium
- Aware of the individual needs of all students
- Able to request additional support and interventions for Pupil Premium students where required
In addition there are a range of targeted support strategies resulting in every student, regardless of their background, being able to:
- Improve their level of attainment and progress
- Close attainment gaps relative to school averages
- Have full access to our curriculum
- Access our extra-curricular provision
The gap between disadvantaged students and other students continues to narrow. The range of targeted strategies implemented throughout the school has enabled disadvantaged students to improve their levels of attainment and progress.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement Pupil Premium 3 Year Strategy 2022-25
Free School Meals
If you are a parent on a low income or if you are in receipt of any of the benefits mentioned below, your child may be entitled to Free School Meals amounting to £2.20 per day. This meal can be taken at break time or lunch time.
Your child might be able to receive free school meals if you are currently in receipt of 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 income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
If you wish to apply for Free School Meals, we would ask you to use the link below. This will take you to the Free School Meals application form for Poole residents.
BCP Council - Free School Meals
Once you have received notification from that your application has been approved, we would ask that you let us know so that we can update our database.
If and when your situation and circumstances change and you are no longer in receipt of the appropriate benefits, it is your responsibility to inform us that your child is no longer eligible to receive Free School Meals.