Pupil Premium
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The Pupil Premium is extra money given to schools each year by the government
Q: What’s it for?
A: It helps raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, to close the gap between them and their peers. Read the policy on how we spend the Pupil Premium money
Q: How do you know which pupils are disadvantaged?
A: Each child who has registered as eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last 6 years counts for Pupil Premium. (Apply for Free School Meals at the Northlincs Website)
Q: How much do they get?
A: The pupils don’t get the money, but the school gets £1,300 extra funding for each primary aged child.
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Q: Do any other children get pupil premium money?
A: Schools also receive £1,900 for each pupil who:
- has been looked after for 1 day or more
- has been adopted from care
- has left care under a special guardianship order
Pupil Premium At Crosby Primary School
Q: How many Pupil Premium children are there at Crosby?
A: This year there are 162 Pupil Premium children
Q: How much extra does that add to the school budget?
A: That adds £213,840 for 2016 -17.
Q: How do we know the money is being well spent? Do all these extra things help?
A: The Head teacher and the governors work hard to check that Pupil Premium money is spent
effectively. During 2015/2016 Crosby Primary School received £259,000 pupil premium money.
This is a summary of how it was spent.
| Pupil Premium | |
| Strategy | Cost |
| Extra help with reading, writing and maths | 88000.00 |
| Special help for children who need emotional support, or help with their behaviour | 95000.00 |
| Support for attendance and punctuality | 76000.00 |
| Total Expenditure | 259000.00 |
So what are we aiming to do this year?
In 2016/17 Crosby Primary School is trying to:
- To improve language and vocabularly development of disadvantaged children in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1
- Raise attainment of disadvantaged children across Key Stage 2 in reading
- Raise attainment of disadvantaged children across Key Stage 2 in maths
- Improve the school attendance of disadvantaged children
For more information on last year's spending and our current priorities please read our pupil premium strategy.