What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium provides additional funding on top of the main funding a school receives. It is targeted at students from disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure they benefit from the same opportunities as students from less deprived families. Since April 2015, the premium has been worth £935 and goes to students who at any point in the past 6 years have been in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM); £1,900 goes to any student who has been continuously looked after for the past six months or who has been adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or who has left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order; finally £300 goes to students whose parent/parents are currently serving in the armed forces or are in receipt of a pension from the MoD.

How the Pupil Premium is spent is monitored closely with all schools accountable for the impact of how the funding is spent. At Mount St Joseph is a very inclusive and caring school and we pride out selves on utilising the Pupil Premium to support our students with a specific focus on Literacy, Transition, Engagement, and Attendance, maximising the life opportunities for all students.  The use pf pupil premium is continuously reviewed and monitored in line with the requirements of the academic year.  Detailed plans can be found in the documents below: