Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium was introduced by the Department of Education in 2011. It is additional funding allocated to the school to support groups of children who are vulnerable and could possibly under achieve. These include children who are entitled to free school meals, children of service personnel, children looked after by the Local Authority or adopted from care and in 2015_16, disadvantaged three and four year old children.
The purpose of the extra funding is to provide additional resources from outside the school’s budget to accelerate progress and raise attainment. In most cases the Pupil Premium is allocated to school and is clearly identifiable. It is the school’s decision as to how the Pupil Premium is spent, as schools are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.
Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.
At Dalton School, we are committed to helping every child and their family achieve their very best, by providing a well-resourced and high quality learning environment.
Eligibility for the Pupil Premium Grant: |
Pupil premium per pupil |
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Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 Free School Meals (FSM). Ever 6 are those pupils who have been eligible for FSM within the past six years. |
£1,480 |
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Child Looked After (CLA) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority. The CLA premium must be managed by the designated virtual school head (VSH) and used without delay for the benefit of the looked-after child’s educational needs as described in their personal education plan. Dalton School has four CLA children currently on roll.
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£2,570 |
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Children who have ceased to be looked after by a local authority in England and Wales because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order |
£2,570 |
Service children |
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Pupils in year groups reception to year 11 recorded as Ever 5 Service Child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence. |
£340 |
Early Years Premium |
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Disadvantaged three and four-olds receiving free pre-school education. |
up to £388 (68p per hour up to a maximum of 570 hours) |
Further information available:
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/guidance-for-teachers/using-pupil-premium
Pupil Premium Statement 2025-2028
Pupil Premium Statement Updated 2023-2024
Pupil Premium Policy 2024-2025
Disadvantaged School Data Results 2018-19
The government will not publish school level data for the 2021 to 2022 academic year. The last available public data is from the 2018 to 2019 academic year. It is important to note that the data from that year may no longer reflect current performance.