Welcome to our Pupil Premium page, a dedicated resource for parents, guardians, and stakeholders committed to fostering the educational success of our disadvantaged students. The Pupil Premium is a government initiative designed to close the achievement gap between pupils from low-income families and their peers.
The funding is allocated to schools based on the number of pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), have been in care, or who are children of armed service personnel. This additional funding allows schools to implement tailored support strategies aimed at enhancing educational outcomes. Our institution is dedicated to utilising these resources effectively to ensure that every child receives the necessary assistance to reach their full potential.
We acknowledge that the needs of our pupils are varied and multifaceted. Therefore, the Pupil Premium funding will be employed to support various initiatives, which may include targeted intervention programmes, academic programmes and access to extracurricular activities. By closely monitoring progress and implementing evidence-based strategies, we aim to track the impact of our interventions and adapt our approaches accordingly.
Find out if your child eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant?
Find out if your child is eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant by following the steps in the document below:
Pupil Premium Grant Eligibility Checker Instructions
How is funding allocated to schools?
For the 2024-2025 financial year, the school will receive the following additional funding per pupil for each category:
| Pupil Premium Category | Amount of funding per pupil
(Financial Year 2024-2025) |
| Free School Meals
(Pupils who are currently in receipt of Free School Meals. N.B. this is different to Universal Free School Meals in Key Stage 1) |
£1480 |
| Ever 6 Free School Meals
(Pupils who have been in receipt of Free School Meals within the last 6 years. N.B. this is different to Universal Free School Meals in Key Stage 1) |
£1480 |
| Post Looked After Children | £2570
N.B. Looked After and Post Looked After Pupil Premium may be top-sliced by the Local Authority and therefore the amount received by the school may differ. |
| Looked After Children
(Children who have been in Local Authority Care for 1 day or more) |
£2570
N.B. Looked After and Post Looked After Pupil Premium may be top-sliced by the Local Authority and therefore the amount received by the school may differ. |
| Service Pupil Premium
(Pupils who have one or more of their parents serving in the regular armed forces) |
£340 |
| Early Years Pupil Premium
(3 and 4 Year olds in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium) |
up to £388 |
How is the Pupil Premium Grant spent?
According to the Government conditions of grant for Pupil Premium, schools are allowed to make their own decisions as how to best spend the Pupil Premium Grant in line with the following ways:
- developing high-quality teaching, for example through professional development and recruitment and retention
- providing targeted academic support, such as one-to-one or small group tuition
- tackling non-academic barriers to academic success, such as difficulties with attendance, behaviour and social and emotional wellbeing
Looked After Children Pupil Premium Funding
Virtual school heads are responsible for managing the funding given to local authorities for the children in their care. They work with schools to ensure the funding is used to help deliver the outcomes identified in the children’s personal education plans, in line with the menu of approaches. They can pass all the funding on to schools or retain some to fund activities that will benefit a group, or all, of the local authority’s looked-after children.
The funding is set out in their Personal Education Plan (PEP). The school has a designated teacher for Looked After Children.
At Barlows Primary School, the Designated Teacher for Looked After Children is: Mrs Berry (Assistant Headteacher).
Evidence based research
At Barlows Primary School, we recognise the importance of targeting Pupil Premium funding carefully to address barriers to learning and provide targeted support, teaching and learning opportunities in order to maximise progress and attainment.
Where possible, we select strategies and approaches that are evidenced based, using research to support our decisions. This is reflected in our current Pupil Premium Strategy.
Pupil Premium Strategy
Please click on the document links below to view a copy of the school’s Pupil Premium Strategy.
Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-2025 Year 1 2022-2023
Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-2025 Year 2 2023-2024
Pupil Premium Policy
Please click on the link below to view a copy of the school’s current Pupil Premium Policy:
Pupil Premium Policy 2024-2025
Early Years Pupil Premium
The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is funding allocated to early years settings / providers to improve the education provided for disadvantaged 3 and 4 year olds.
Schools are allowed to make their own decisions as how to best spend this funding in line with the purpose of improving education.
Further information can be found on your Local Authority Website:
Liverpool
The role of the Governing Body in Pupil Premium spending
The school Governing Body have an important role to play in providing constructive challenge to the school’s Pupil Premium strategy as set out in the governing body’s core functions.
The school has appointed a Pupil Premium Governor to help oversee this aspect of governance.
Pupil Premium Governor: Mrs Lee
Pupil Premium Roles
All staff and governors have a shared responsibility to ensure all pupils receive a good quality education and learning opportunities.
Key staff are identified to help direct and monitor Pupil Premium strategies and spending.
These are detailed below:
Headteacher – Ms Feenan
Deputy Headteacher and Pupil Premium Lead – Mrs Kirby-Foy
Assistant Headteacher and Looked After Children Lead – Mrs Berry
Pupil Premium Governor – Mrs Lee