Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is funding that we receive to raise the attainment of disadvantaged students. Open Academy receive extra funding for each student that meets the criteria below:

• Every child currently registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM)
• Every child who has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years
• Children who have been looked after for 6 months or longer (LAC)
• Children who have a parent currently serving in the armed forces

Introduction to the Pupil Premium Grant

Pupil Premium funding is allocated to Local Authorities and schools, with students on roll in January that were known to have been eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) at any time, in the last six years. Schools have the freedom to spend the Pupil Premium, which is additional to the underlying academy budget, in a way they think will best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable students. Schools are encouraged to publicise the Pupil Premium to parents and carers, in order that the school receives their maximum Pupil Premium entitlement, for students who are eligible for FSM.

The date for the next Pupil Premium strategy review is - July 2025