Pupil Premium Grant and Free School Meals Information
We receive Pupil Premium funding to support pupils who may face barriers to learning due to disadvantage. This includes children who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), those who have been eligible in the past six years, children in care, and pupils from service families.
Our overall goal is to focus on those that educationally really need our help. We use our Pupil Premium funding to reduce the gaps in progress and attainment between educationally disadvantaged pupils and other pupils.
“…Pupil Premium provides an important focus for prioritising the achievement of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in our education system. When it is most effective, the Pupil Premium will sit at the heart of a whole school effort, with all staff understanding the strategy and their role within in.”
The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium:
“… clarity is the Pupil Premium’s greatest strength. Educational attainment is the best predictor that we have of a young person’s long-term outcomes. The Premium can act as a focal point as schools plan and put in place the strategies that will help their students succeed.” The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium.
Our approach
We use our Pupil Premium funding strategically to
- Provide targeted academic support where it is most needed
- Improve progress and attainment for disadvantaged pupils
- Support pupils’ wellbeing, attendance, and wider opportunities
- Reduce gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers
- Our focus is always on identifying pupils’ individual needs and ensuring support is carefully matched to help them succeed.
Whole-school commitment
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Pupil Premium is most effective when it is part of a whole-school approach. All staff share responsibility for ensuring that disadvantaged pupils achieve their full potential, with high-quality teaching at the heart of our strategy.
Free School Meals (FSM)
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Pupils may be eligible for FSM if families receive certain benefits. Registering for FSM is important because it
- Ensures pupils receive a free, nutritious school meal
- Enables the school to receive additional Pupil Premium funding
- Helps us provide extra support, resources and opportunities
Please note that the Pupil Premium Grant is only provided for those children in school who fall into the targeted FSM group and not the extended. Children who are classed as extended are entitled to a meal only. Please talk to Mrs Cockill in the school office if you are unsure which category your child is in.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals, regardless of income. However, families should still apply if eligible, as this secures additional funding for the school.
Please click the links below to access the full Education Endownment Foundation (EEF) guidance and Department for Education (DFE) Pupil Premium Guidance 25-26
Pupil Premium
| Name | Format | ||
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| Pupil Premium Evaluation 25-26.pdf | |||
| New PP Strategy 25-28.pdf | |||
| Woodheys Pupil Premium Policy 2025-27.pdf |
Free school Meals (FSM)
Free School Meals Application Link (OFSM)
Sports Premium Principles
The school receives additional funding to improve the provision of PE and sport.
The four objectives of the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding are:
- To improve the quality of existing PE teaching through continuing professional learning in PE for generalists, so that all primary pupils improve their health, skills and physical literacy, and have broader exposure to a range of sports.
- To increase participation levels in competitive sport and healthy activity of pupils, and maintain these into adolescence.
- To increase the quality of initial teacher training in PE and sport.
- To promote PE specialisation in primary level workforce Schools understand and value the benefits of high quality PE and sport, including its use as a tool for whole school improvement.
Total amount granted for 2025-26: £18,295
Expected Outcomes
- More pupils of all ages and abilities to be involved in sport and physical activity
- Improved health and fitness levels
- Increased numbers of pupils involved in leadership
- Increased collaborative and teamwork
Please find the relevant documents below:
