Pupil Premium funding is used to support and enhance the educational experiences of Pupil Premium children across school, to ensure progress and raise attainment.

The Governors have made it a priority that the support for Pupil Premium children is delivered by very well qualified and experienced staff. As a result, a large part of the funding has released senior members of staff and paid for additional teaching staff to work with groups of children across school, and this has ensured progress for the vast majority of Pupil Premium children.

In addition it has subsidised or paid for a range of educational support and enrichment activities across the school:

  • CPD opportunities for staff to ensure quality first teaching
  • Enrichment visits
  • Additional resources to support learning (My Maths, Reading Plus, Lexia)
  • Targeted interventions for reading, handwriting, spelling, writing.
  • After school clubs
  • Counselling support
  • Music tuition
  • Residential visits, subsidised for all Pupil Premium children. This enabled them to have a high quality residential experience

How it Works

The Pupil Premium is a type of additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to help improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. At Fairfield, we believe that every child should have the best start in life so that they can  fulfil their potential.

  • Purpose: It is designed to close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, ensuring that every child has equal opportunities to succeed regardless of background.
  • Who qualifies: Schools receive Pupil Premium funding for pupils who:
    • Have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years.
    • Are (or have recently been) in local authority care.
    • Have parents currently serving in the armed forces (they qualify for a smaller “service pupil premium”).
  • Amount of funding (figures, approximate):
    • About £1,455 per primary pupil eligible for FSM.
    • About £1,035 per secondary pupil eligible for FSM.
    • Around £2,530 per pupil who is looked after or adopted from care.
    • About £335 per service child.
  • How schools use it:
    Schools can decide how best to spend the money, but it must target disadvantaged pupils. This often goes towards:
    • One-to-one or small-group teaching support.
    • Additional staffing through teachers or teaching assistants.
    • Subsidised trips, music lessons, or extracurricular activities.
    • Specialist interventions (e.g., literacy or maths catch-up programmes).
  • Accountability:
    Schools are required to publish a Pupil Premium Strategy Statement, explaining how they use the funding and what outcomes they expect. This is available to view below.
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