In 2011/12 the Government launched its Pupil Premium Grant.
The Pupil Premium is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to possible underachievement.
This funding is sent to schools based on the numbers of pupils in the school who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) those looked after by the local authority (CLA) and the children of armed service personnel.
From 2012/13, it has been expanded to include all children who have been eligible for FSM within the last 6 years.
The funding is allocated to initiatives to ensure pupils reach their full potential both academically and socially.
For more details please visit the Department for Education website
At Westwood Primary School
Pupil Premium is extra funding schools receive for children calculated on the number of children in receipt of Free School Meals. This funding provides resources for children, to help them to do even better at school and to improve their life chances.
The Senior Leadership Team of the school have used this extra funding to help pay for some of the following things in school: