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Pupil premium
Fund given to schools in England and Wales for disadvantaged pupils
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- Childcare policy (1)
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Childminders (1) · Early years care (1) · Disadvantaged children (1) · England's childcare system (1) · Brett Wigdortz (1) · Polly Toynbee (1) · Social purpose (1) · Educational gap (1)
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The pupil premium is a grant given by the government to schools in England to decrease the attainment gap for the most disadvantaged children, whether by income or by family upheaval. For each pupil who is eligible for free school meals, or has claimed free school meals in the last six years, their school receives £1,345 (if a primary school) or £955 (if a secondary school).
Schools receive an extra premium of £2,345 for pupils:
in local authority care
adopted from care (and the parent self-declares)
were in care in the last year, which ceased by virtue of a special guardianship order (and the guardian self-declares), residence order or Child Arrangement Order.
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