Pupil Premium
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium funding, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches those students who need it most.
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with students who are currently on FSM and those who have been registered for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as Ever 6 FSM).
Schools will also receive Prupil Premium funding for learners who:
- are currently looked after
- have been looked after
- are adopted from Care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002
- have left care under a special guardianship or residence order
- are children of service personnel
The Government believes that Principals and school leaders should decide how to use Pupil Premium funding. They are held accountable for their decisions they make through:
- the school performance tables which show the performance of disadvantaged learners compared to their peers
- the new Ofsted Inspection Framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of all student groups, in particular those learners attracting Pupil Premium funding
- the new reports for parents that all schools have to publish online.
A copy of how LDE UTC policy and plans to spend Pupil Premium Funding can be seen in the documents below.
Pupil Premium Policy
Pupil Premium Background Information
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Policy 2024
Pupil Premium Strategy Statements
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-25
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2022-24
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2021-22
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2020-21
Pupil Premium Strategy Reviews
LDE UTC Pupil Premium Strategy Review 2020-21
