The Pupil Premium is a funding stream allocated to schools on the basis of the number of pupils who have been eligible for Free School Meals in the last six years of their education. It also includes any ‘looked after children’ and students who have parents in the Armed Forces. The amount received by the school depends on the number of children whose parents register to receive FSM or come under the above categories. Schools decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.
All members of staff, governors and teaching assistants accept responsibility for ‘socially disadvantaged’ students and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs within the school environment.
Bexhill Academy is committed to ‘closing the gap’ for vulnerable students and the Pupil Premium will form a vital part of that process. Provision will be made through:
Please follow this link and look in the 'School Funding' section to find out more about the Pupil Premium.
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How much pupil premium funding schools and non-mainstream settings receive, how they should spend it and how we hold them to account.
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How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
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How much service premium funding schools get, and details of which children attract the funding.
