Pupil Premium at Maplewell Hall School

Purpose

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying differences between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers. The funding will ensure that factors that contribute to disadvantage will be reduced, and this will support the pupils who need it most.
In most cases, the Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.

Key Facts

• The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) in school settings and children who have been in care (CiC – Children in Care) continuously for more than six months.
• The Pupil Premium is paid to local authorities by means of a specific grant based on the annual October school census figures for pupils registered as eligible for FSM in reception to Year 11. For Children in Care, the Pupil Premium was calculated using the Children in Care data returns.
• Local authorities are responsible for Children in Care and will make payments to schools where an eligible CiC child is on roll.
• The Government decided that eligibility for the Pupil Premium will be extended to pupils who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point during the last 6 years.

What are we required to publish?

For the current academic year, it is recommended that we publish:
• How much Pupil Premium funding we have received for this academic year
• Details of the main barriers to educational achievement that the disadvantaged children in our school face.

For the previous academic year, it is recommended that we publish:

• How we spent our Pupil Premium Funding
• The effect that the Pupil Premium had on pupils
• How we will spend our Pupil Premium funding to overcome these barriers and the reasons for the approach we have chosen.
• How we will measure the effect of the Pupil Premium
  The date of the next Pupil Premium strategy review

If you think that your child/children might qualify for the Pupil Premium please get in touch with us and we can support you in filling out any forms. It will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.

Updated   October  2023.