Pupil Premium

What is the pupil premium?

The Pupil Premium provides additional funding on top of the main funding a school receives. It is targeted at students from disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure they benefit from the same opportunities as students from less deprived families.

From September 2015, the premium was worth £1,320 and is paid to the school in respect of pupils who at any point in the past 6 years have been in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM); £2,300 is paid to the school in respect of any student who has been continuously looked after for the past six months or who has been adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or who has left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order; and £300 is paid to the school in respect of students whose parent/parents are currently serving in the armed forces or are in receipt of a pension from the MoD.

How the Pupil Premium is spent is monitored closely with all schools accountable for the impact of the money spent.

Key principles how the pupil premium is spent at Copmanthorpe School:

1. Copmanthorpe School aims to raise achievement for pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium to at least the level of their peers. The school is aware that this means that some of these pupils must make faster progress than non-eligible pupils and is determined to achieve this.

2. Copmanthorpe School never confuses eligible pupils with low ability and strives to ‘bring out the best’ in this group of pupils and support them to achieve the highest levels.

3. Copmanthorpe School creates an overall package of support aimed to tackle the range of barriers including: attendance, behaviour, external factors, professional development focussing on improving outcomes for eligible pupils, improving the quality of teaching and learning, language acquisition, parental engagement, opportunities for first-hand experiences and development of literacy and numeracy skills.

4. Copmanthorpe School uses assessment systems to track and enable thorough analysis of data (Reading, Writing and Maths) to identify pupils who are under-achieving and why.

5. Copmanthorpe School directs resources and interventions to accelerate progress of eligible pupils and close the attainment gap compared to their peers.

6. Copmanthorpe School uses data to carefully track the impact of targeted spending

(interventions, projects or pedagogy) on attainment and progress of eligible pupils.

7. The Headteacher and Pupil Premium Leader have a clear overview of how funding is allocated and the difference it is making to the outcomes of pupils termly.

8. Copmanthorpe School ensures class teachers, phase leaders and subject leaders know which pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium so they can take responsibility for accelerating progress and accountability is shared across the school.

9. The Governing Body is ambitious for pupils and closely monitors the school’s effectiveness in closing the gap between different groups of pupils.

As specified in the school Charging and Remissions policy, we will fund participation in school visits and extra-curricular activities for Pupil Premium pupils when appropriate.

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2025 - 2026

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2024 - 2025