Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is paid to schools according to the number of pupils who have:

• Registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years
• Been in care for 1 day or longer
• Are service children

In the 2023 to 2024 financial year primary schools receive £1,455 for each eligible free school meals child, £2,530 for each child eligible ‘Looked after’ or previously looked after child and £335 for each eligible service child.

Rode Methodist First School – Pupil Premium

• 2023/2024financial year – £16,320
• 2022/2023 financial year – £15,540
• 2021/2022 financial year – £23,830
• 2020/2021 financial year – £23,830
• 2019/2020 financial year –  £15,160
• 2018/2019 financial year  –  £15,160
• 2017/2018 financial year  –  £12,460
• 2016/2017 financial year –  £12,180

Norton St Philip First School – Pupil Premium

• 2023/2024 financial year – £9,805
• 2022/2023 financial year – £6,565
• 2021/2022 financial year – £8,725
• 2020/2021 financial year – £8,725
• 2019/2020 financial year – £6,260
• 2018/2019 financial year –  £8,860
• 2017/2018 financial year  – £12,020
• 2016/2017 financial year  – £5,580

Our strategy for the use of pupil premium can be found here: Pupil_premium_strategy_statement_23-24 and in our Pupil Premium Policy including information on:

• the main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils
• how we spend the pupil premium to overcome those barriers and the reasons for that approach
• how we measure the effect of pupil premium