Pupil Premium Funding

The government believes that the pupil premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.

The pupil premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’).

Schools also recive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, and children of service personnel.

Although children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a universal free school meal, the school will only receive pupil premium funding if parents have met the criteria and completed the application.

If you believe that your child is entitled to a free school meal, please apply online through Staffordshire County Council at Free school meals online application.

Measuring Impact

In order to effectively measure the impact of Pupil Premium Funding at Springhill academy, there are a number of analyses completed. We monitor the impact of support by analysing attainment and progress of Pupil Premium pupils and comparing them to other pupil groups to see if differences in attainment and progress are minimised. In addition, we also measure improvements in participation in activities and clubs, attendance, confidence, behaviour and reductions in exclusions.