Overview
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011, and paid by means of a specific grant based on school census figures for pupils registered as eligible for FSM and children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces and children who are Looked After. The Pupil Premium is additional to main school funding and is used by the school to address any underlying inequalities, by ensuring that funding reaches the pupils who need it most.
Objectives for Pupil Premium at Gatley Primary School
The Pupil Premium has been used to:
- Ensure quality first teaching (QFT) is the prime approach in the removal of barriers to learning.
- Provide additional educational support to improve the progress and to raise the standards of achievement for these pupils
- Narrow and close the gap between the achievement of these pupils and their peers
- Address any underlying inequalities between children eligible for Pupil Premium and others
- Ensure all children are ready to learn and access the curriculum by supporting their needs We have ensured that the additional funding reached the eligible pupils who need it most and that it has made an impact on their education, and the education of others.
Each entitled pupil receives £1345 per annum for pupil premium; children who are/have been in care receive £2345.
Our school has been allocated £55,290 for pupil premium funding for 2022/23
Our strategy is reviewed annually every September.
The Pupil Premium Strategy details how this grant will be spent and reviews the impact of last year's spend.
Pupil Premium Strategy
The Research Behind our Strategy
Whilst writing the Pupil Premium Strategy each year, the school uses a research based approach to underpin its spend. The Education Endowment Foundation is a government-designated 'What Works' Centre for Education which offers approaches to support pupils improve learning and well-being outcomes. To view the research, please select from the following items:
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