Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the Government to help improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The funding is allocated to schools based primarily on the number of pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), have been eligible at any point in the previous six years, or are from service families.

At William Stockton Primary School, we use Pupil Premium funding strategically to help ensure that every child can achieve their full potential, both academically and personally. Our approach focuses on removing barriers to learning, improving attainment, supporting wellbeing and ensuring that disadvantaged pupils have access to the same opportunities as their peers.

We carefully evaluate the impact of our spending and use evidence-informed approaches to identify the strategies that make the greatest difference for our pupils. In planning our provision, we draw on research published by the Department for Education and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), alongside our knowledge of the needs of our school community.

We regularly review the effectiveness of our Pupil Premium strategy to ensure that funding is used in the most impactful way and continues to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.

If your child may be eligible for Free School Meals, we encourage you to register. Registering may enable the school to receive additional funding that can be used to provide further support and opportunities for children. All enquiries are treated sensitively and confidentially.

The Pupil Premium Strategy is reviewed regularly by the Senior Leadership Team. 

If your child does not have Free School Meals, but may be eligible because of your family's income level, please contact the office (in confidence) to register them. Even if you do not wish them to have the meals, this would mean the school could still claim Pupil Premium funding that may be used to help your child.