Pupil premium grant
The pupil premium grant (PPG) is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.
Pupil eligibility
The following groups qualify for pupil premium:
- Pupils recorded as eligible for free school meals (FSM) now or in the past 6 years, including eligible children of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
- Children looked after by local authorities.
- Children previously looked after by a local authority.
- Service children
Pupils eligible for free school meals
When you record pupils as eligible for free school meals in the school census they will automatically receive pupil premium.
Help us to check who qualifies for free school meals in the reception intake, to ensure you claim their pupil premium: Submit the free school meals report.
Looked-after children
Funding for looked-after children is paid to the local authority. It covers children of mandatory school age who have been looked after by the local authority for at least one day.
How to request funding
Schools request funding for looked-after children as part of personal education planning (PEP). These requests are considered by a pupil premium panel.
How to use pupil premium
Virtual School heads are responsible for managing pupil premium funding for the children they look after and for allocating it to educational establishments.
The grant can be used to fund:
- direct interventions for individual or groups of children
- strategic developments that will benefit looked-after children and young people. For example, for staff training or to develop nurture resources.
Service children
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces. It was combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending.
For eligibility criteria, see Pupil premium: overview | GOV.UK
Pupil premium grant funding rates for 2023-24
| Type | Per pupil |
|---|---|
| Reception to year 6 | £1,455 |
| Pupils in years 7 to 11 | £1,035 |
| Looked-after children | £2,530 |
| Previously looked-after children | £2,530 |
| Service pupils in reception to year 11 or receiving a child pension from the Ministry of Defence | £335 |
