Statutory Info

Pupil and Recovery Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools so that they can support particular groups of pupils who are known to be at risk of underachievement and close the attainment gap between them and their peers.

The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools for pupils, in Years R to 11, that are known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM) or who have been eligible for FSM in the past six years (Ever 6).

Pupil Premium is also allocated for children who have been looked after by the local authority (CLA) continuously for more than six months. In East Sussex Pupil Premium for CLA is managed by the Virtual School for Children in Care. A premium is also paid for children whose parents are currently in the Armed Forces.

The Pupil Premium is £1345 per pupil. Chantry allocation for pupil premium in 2022-23 is £90,330.

Barriers to learning

Children eligible for Pupil Premium are not a homogenous group; they face many barriers to learning that we try to overcome with our Pupil Premium strategy.

Some of these barriers to learning are: Attendance, SEND, a speech and language deficit, difficulties with emotional regulation and self-control, and access to books or equipment at home.

More information is available on the Department for Education website here