At Corfe Castle CE Primary School and Pre-School we aim for all children to be prepared for the changing world in which we live by learning and applying key skills so that they achieve the best possible outcomes and become independent learners for life. Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our school and we aim to ensure that every opportunity meets the needs of all our learners. All members of staff and governors are committed to meeting the pastoral, social and academic needs of all pupils in our school, to ensure every child achieves their full potential.

Pupil Premium Lead: Mr R Stoner

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is a grant given to schools to enable them to fully meet the needs of children who are considered disadvantaged. These are pupils who are:

• pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years 
• children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, including children adopted from state care or equivalent from outside England and Wales

Schools, headteachers and teachers will decide how to use the Pupil Premium allocation, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for individual pupils.  (Source DfE website)

How should school use the Pupil Premium grant funding?

Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits eligible pupils. Schools may use a portion of the grant funding to support pupils who do not meet any of the grant eligibility criteria above where they deem it beneficial to do so. For example, the grant can be used to support other pupils with identified needs, such as pupils who have or have had a social worker, or pupils who act as a carer. It can also be used for whole class approaches, for example high-quality teaching, which will also benefit non-disadvantaged pupils.

To ensure that the grant is focused on effective approaches to raising the educational attainment of eligible pupils, schools must use their grant in line with the ‘menu of approaches’ set by the Department for Education (DfE) developed in line with the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF’s) 3-tiered approach to help schools allocate spending across the following 3 key areas:

In line with the EEF’s recommended approach, schools should particularly prioritise funding to high-quality teaching, and reading and maths - which are the cornerstones of a broad, academic, knowledge-rich curriculum. Schools publish their Pupil Premium strategy statement annually by 31 December. 

How to register?

If you think you are eligible for pupil premium funding or need support in applying, please contact the main school office who will endeavour to help you. 

Pupil Premium Strategies

Due to only having very minimal PP children this academic year (24/25), we are not required to publish a PP strategy following DfE guidance.