At Our Lady & St Kenelm we are passionate about the educational and personal development of your child. Pupil Premium funds are used to help the pupils in a lots of ways including academic and non-academic areas. A financial plan lists the different ways in which funds are used in school. This is used to help with attendance, attainment and progress of our pupils. These include:

• Progress and Attendance

Senior leaders, class teachers, support staff and the office team, all care for Pupil Premium pupils in our school. They support with excellent attendance at school, as attendance is strongly linked with academic progress. Parents and school partnership ensures that children attend school on time, bringing about exceptional attendance and punctuality at all times.  

• Progress of all Pupil Premium pupils, especially in English and Maths

This includes extra staffing, intervention opportunities, funding of professional development opportunities for teachers and educational equipment so that we can provide outstanding teaching and learning for your child. Teaching Assistants help with pupil progress alongside the first class teaching in our school. 

• English and Maths skills

Funding is used to help with the delivery of English and Maths skills to Pupil Premium pupils in our school. It is also used to help with the provision of home learning for pupils as effective homework is strongly linked to academic progress.

• Pupil Wellbeing

Funding with uniform, transport to and from school and stationery, where needed, so that the individual needs of our pupils are met.

• Educational Visits and Retreats

This will make sure that pupils have access to opportunities to help their educational and personal development. This also includes sporting and theatrical events, art experiences and musical opportunities.

• Aspiration and Opportunities

Funding to provide advice for Pupil Premium pupils so that they can make good choices about their futures. This also helps pupils to aspire to fulfil their potential to use their God given gifts and talents

Did you know that registering for Pupil Premium means that your child’s school could get extra money?

Pupil Premium is additional funding that the Government gives to mainstream and special schools in England to help children from low income families. The Pupil Premium Grant must be spent to help eligible pupils reach their full potential, both academically and socially, and the school will decide how best to spend this. 

Who is eligible for Pupil Premium?

Pupil premium is allocated to pupils from low income families and the eligibility check is identical to the Free School Meals eligibility check. Qualifying benefits are as follows:

• Income Support
• Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based)
• Employment and Support Allowance (income-based)
• Child Tax Credit based on income below £16,190
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Asylum Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Working Tax Credit 'run on' (this is the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Families who receive any level of Working Tax Credit are not entitled to free school meals.

How do I apply for Pupil Premium? 

If you have submitted your date of birth and your National Insurance number on your child's admission form the school will automatically check for eligibility via a secure portal. This is updated throughout the year. There is a link to the Pupil Premium Application Form below.

As always, if you have any further questions or queries regarding Pupil Premium, please speak to either Mrs Jones in the School Office or Mrs Finnegan.

There are also Premiums available to children of Forces Families and Looked After Children. Please let us know if this may apply to your child.