Pupil Premium at Sefton Park

Pupil Premium is extra money paid direct to schools for each child who is eligible for free school meals (FSM).

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 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 receive funding for children who have been looked after by the Local Authority continuously for more than six months, and children of service personnel.

Per pupil funding is £1,345 per child for the 2021/22 academic year. Sefton Park Schools should be awarded funding of £45,730 over this academic year.

Pupil Premium Spending & Impact

The School Leadership Team and Governing Body monitor the impact of all spending and interventions, including the Pupil Premium.  Our annual Pupil Premium report sets out how we have spent the money, and the impact it had on attainment.  

Below are the details of how we spent our Pupil Premium and the impact of the funding in 2020/21

The COVID 19 Catch up Premium

• How it is intended that the grant will be spent. - the grant will be spent on a bespoke program of support tailored for groups of children or individual children. This money will be allocated on a termly basis based on where the school feels additional support will have the most impact. 
• How the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of those pupils at the school will be assessed. This impact of the expenditure will be assessed against the schools assessment procedures and in line with school policy. Impact will be assessed through end of term data, progress towards individual targets and evidenced by pupil conferencing and work in books where appropriate.