Pupil Premium

The main barriers to educational achievement faced by our pupils eligible for Pupil Premium funding are lower confidence/self-esteem, lower speech, language, reading and writing skills, number recognition and counting skills and enrichment opportunities.

The schools quality teaching and learning, alongside the one to one intervention sessions, based on individual targets aim to dispel these barriers to educational achievement for our pupil premium children.

Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals, children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months or who were looked after by an English or Welsh local authority immediately before being adopted and children who come from Services families.

It is important for schools to know the total number of pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding as it is a factor within the overall budget calculations for the school.  To access this additional funding we require parents to complete a Free School Meals Eligibility and Pupil Premium Application Form (PDF, 430.78 kB) and return it to the school office.  The range of benefits that link to this funding are shown on the reverse of the form. If you are unsure whether or not you are eligible please complete and return the form as Surrey County Council provide a checking service and can check for you.  All information is treated as highly confidential.  Please do not hesitate to speak to the office staff if you have any queries or would like assistance with this.

Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However we are accountable for how we have used this additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.

We measure the impact of our pupil premium funding through our half termly and end of year progress and attainment data. Termly pupil progress meetings allow staff to discuss and develop the attainment and progress of pupil premium pupils and to plan future targets and strategies to help them achieve.

Pupil Premium Strategy Report 2021-24