Pupil Premium funding is additional money allocated to schools by the government to address underlying inequalities between children eligible to Free School Meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the children who need it most. Schools are accountable for how they spend their Pupil Premium funding, and need to ensure this has an impact on supporting the achievement and attainment of pupils from lower-income families.
The documents below show how we use Pupil Premium funding at Northbourne, and some of the impact this has: