Royston St John Baptist CE Primary School

Go and Do Likewise

Pupil Premium

At Royston St John Baptist, we allocate the finding to support our curriculum development, the quality of teaching and intervention.  Our strategic focus is driven by:

  • observation of the children and their needs,
  • data analysis at school and national level,
  • review of the last plan and best value and
  • educational research e.g. the EEF Pupil Premium Guideand Teaching and Learning Toolkit and the Sutton Trust’s What makes great teaching?

Main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils

  • Narrow vocabulary, poor oracy and specific writing difficulties (including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
  • Poor phonological awareness and reading fluency
  • Poor general knowledge and limited life experiences
  • Mental ill health, poor self-esteem and emotional wellbeing (including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

Details of how we spent the pupil premium in past years, the impact of our work and how we plan to spend the pupil premium in future can be found below within this section.

What is the difference between Pupil Premium and Free School Meals (FSM)?

Pupil Premium Grant

The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.

Free School Meals

This is one aspect of support available to families of lower income. Free School Meals is part of the Pupil Premium Grant

How might a child be eligible for FSM or Pupil Premium Funding?

A child may be eligible to receive the Pupil Premium Grant/Free School Meals if the parent receives any of the following Income Support:

  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit

Children who get any of the above benefits in their own right (ie they get benefits payments directly, instead of through a parent or guardian) can also get the Pupil Premium Grant/Free School Meals.
Children under the compulsory school age who are in full time education may also be able to get Pupil Premium Grant/Free School Meals.

Pupil Premium Reports and Documents