Pupil Premium
What is Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium Grant was introduced by the Department for Education (DfE) in 2011, as additional funding for pupils; who receive Free School Meals (FSM), who are Looked After Children (LAC) and those who are from Service Families. This is because the DfE has recognised that a good education is the key to improving young people’s life chances. Pupil Premium provides additional funding specifically linked to the objective of boosting pupils’ attainment.
Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
All schools receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years:
- £1,480 for pupils in Year R to Year 6.
- £2,570 for pupils who have been in Local Authority care for 1 day or more or having left Local Authority care because of 1 of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order
- £340 for pupils in year group’s Reception to Year 11 recorded as Ever 6 Service Child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence.
If you are in receipt of any of the following, Morelands Primary School may be eligible for the grant. Please come in to the School Office, where Mrs McGuinness, Ms Wooding or Miss Poscotis, will happily help or check your entitlement by using the following link https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/hants/
- Income Support
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
- Child Tax Credit Only (with income up to £16,190) with no element of Working Tax Credit
- National Asylum Seekers Support
- Guarantee Element of the State Pension Credit
- Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related)
- Universal Credit
Information is always treated in the strictest confidence.
Any additional funding will enable us to provide more for the children at school. You only need to apply once as Pupil Premium funding lasts for 6 years.
Every penny counts!
Miss Poscotis
You can download the 2025-2026 Pupil Premium Statement below