Pupil Premium

At St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, the Pupil Premium Strategy outlines how funding to support disadvantaged pupils reaches the children who need it most.

Pupil Premium is an additional government grant which is added to the main funding that schools receive in their annual budgets. Pupil Premium is allocated to pupils who are currently registered for free school meals or who have received free school meals at any time in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6, FSM’).

The school can qualify for Pupil Premium for your child if you receive one of the following:

Income Support
Income based Job Seekers Allowance
Income related Employment and Support Allowance
Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16190 and not in receipt of
Working Tax credit
Working Tax Credit Run-On (the payment you receive for further weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
Serve in the Armed Forces

If you believe your child may qualify for this support in school, please click on the link below to apply:

The aim of the Pupil Premium funding is to support eligible children who may be vulnerable to under-achievement and address any attainment gaps. As well as focusing upon academic endeavours, it may also be appropriate to provide support to nurture their well-being and to provide these children with access to a variety of enriching experiences.

The school will evaluate the impact on each pupil at half-termly intervals. Evaluation will consider academic gains and how pupils’ self-confidence has developed as a consequence of the intervention and support. The strategy for the pupil premium will be reviewed in July.

We are committed to closing the gap between vulnerable pupils and their peers; the pupil premium forms a vital part of this process. This funding helps remove barriers to learning so that all our pupils reach their full potential and enables them to engage fully in our curriculum and school life.

Provision will be made through: