This insight will answer all of the Pupil Premium questions you have ever wanted to know the answer to!

• How are other schools spending their Pupil Premium?
• How should you be spending your Pupil Premium?
• How do you evidence Pupil premium spending effectively?
• How will your spending affect Ofsted Judgements and what will inspectors be looking for?

Continue reading below to find out the answers to these questions and more, plus find out how you can ensure you are evidencing your spending effectively! There's also a free Pupil Premium Exemplar which you can download for free at the bottom of this page, this will allow you to see exactly how to capture all evidence effectively.

You can also view our previous post on an effective pupil premium strategy and suggested template format which can be downloaded for free.

What is Pupil Premium?

The pupil premium was introduced by the Coalition government in April 2011 to provide additional funding for disadvantaged pupils. The main difference between the premium and previous funding for disadvantaged pupils is that the premium is linked to individual pupils.

How much funding does each Pupil Premium pupil receive?

In the 2016 to 2017 financial year, schools will receive the following funding for each pupil registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years:

How can I spend my Pupil Premium funding?

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a document explaining the conditions of the pupil premium grant. This does not specify how schools can spend this funding, except to say that the grant may be spent by schools for:

• For the purposes of the school i.e. for the educational benefit of pupils registered at that school