Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is additional government funding for schools in England to support disadvantaged pupils in raising their educational attainment and achieving their full potential. 

St Cecilia's Pupil Premium Strategy

At St Cecilia's CofE Primary School , we that with the highest expectations and the right support, all pupils, irrespective of their background, can make strong progress across the whole curriculum. We believe that with the right kind of support, we can overcome barriers to learning so that all of our children are ready for the next stages in the education journey. 

The barriers that some of children face can be complex as often pupils fall in to multiple categories such as Special Educational Needs or English as an Additional Language. Weaker oracy skills, a lack of cultural capital and social and emotional challenges are just some of the typical barriers these children face. Therefore we take a personalised approach to overcoming these barriers. 

The Keys Academy Trust ensures that all of schools has a sharp focus on disadvantaged learners and have set out a clear strategy to support this and the schools to achieve their aims. For more on this, please click here.  

Who Qualifies for Pupil Premium?

Children can be eligible for the pupil premium for a variety of reasons. These include their family circumstances, such as their income or occupations, and whether or not they’re in care. If a child is eligible, a school will receive the necessary amount of funding for each child per school year.

If you are in receipt of one the following benefits you may be eligible for free school meals or the pupil premium:

1) Income Support.

2) Income based Job Seeker's Allowance.

3) Income related Employment and Support Allowance.

4) Child Tax Credit - Where the family's annual income is not more than £16,190 and Working Tax Credit is not in payment.

5) Guarantee Pension Credit.

6) Support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

7) Universal Credit.