This funding is a specifically allocated sum of money from the Government via Local Authorities. It is aimed at reducing inequalities between student groups. It can be given for Children in Care, children who have been adopted from Local Authority care and children who are entitled to Free School Meals as well as Service Children.

Projects and interventions can be funded from this grant to help a range of students, including those who are entitled to this funding and some who are not. These projects can be supported with a mixture of pupil premium grant and money from the main school budget.

Schools have to publish information on how much pupil premium grant funding they receive and how they spend it.  Meadows School's Pupil Premium Statement can be read in full below.

The Department for Education (DfE) will allocate to Local authorities a provisional amount of £2,570 per child in Care (CiC) for at least one day, in accordance with the Conditions of Grant 2024-25

The payment of this funding to schools in the 2024-25 financial year will initially be £1,200 per child in care paid in three £400 termly instalments. Any additional funding will be provided according to the needs of the child and there is no set maximum amount. This is devolved by the Local Authority and in usual circumstances is administered by the Virtual School belonging to the Local Authority the student is looked after to.

Child in Care funding is managed differently and is discussed between the school and funding Local Authority at the student PEP meetings.

Provision mapping is being developed for potentially eligible students and expenditure is likely to be focused on additional equipment, 1:1 support and additional targeted educational support.

The school’s approach to personal development is exceptional (Ofsted 2024)