Pupil Premium
The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England. The grant also provides support for children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces.
At Easterside Academy, 58% of pupils attract the pupil premium funding. This is compared to around 25% nationally. This means our school has a significantly above average proportion of Pupil Premium children. Rather than being a minority, as it is in most schools, it is actually the majority of our pupils who attract the Pupil Premium funding.
Evidence shows that disadvantaged children generally face additional challenges in reaching their potential at school and often do not perform as well as other pupils.
Schools receive Pupil Premium funding for pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years. The Department for Education believes school leaders are best placed to assess their pupils’ needs and use the funding to improve attainment, drawing on evidence of effective practice. It is therefore up to school leaders to decide how to spend the pupil premium.
The strategy reports below detail how Easterside Academy spends the Pupil Premium grant, and the impact of that spending to date.
Pupil Premium Statement