Pupil Premium Grant
The pupil premium grant provides funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.
The service pupil premium (SPP) provides support for children and young people of service families. It is combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending. Pupils that the SPP intends to support are not necessarily from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Government provides all schools with additional funding to:
- raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities to reach their potential
- support children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces
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Children eligible for PPG are:
- Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 free school meals (FSM)
- Pupils in years 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM
- Looked-after children (CLA) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority
- Children who have ceased to be looked after by a local authority in England and Wales because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangement order or a residence order
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At Covingham Park, we believe that there should be no gap between the achievement of students receiving Pupil Premium funding and their peers. Â We continue to work hard to ensure that all pupils are equally able to take advantage of the opportunities the school has to offer.
HOW TO APPLY
Are you eligible?
Free school meals are available for your child(ren) if you are receiving one of the following qualifying benefits:
Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400.
income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guarantee element of Pension Credit
Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
Please note: if you are in receipt of working tax credits you may not be eligible for free school meals or clothing grants.
From September 2014, all children in Reception and Year 1 and Year 2 qualify for free school meals (Universal Infant Free School Meals) regardless of their family income, but only the children who have qualified under the above income-based criteria will receive the Pupil Premium Grant.