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Pupil Premium

At Abacus Belsize Primary School, we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children, and we believe that no child should be left behind.

We strongly believe that it is not about where you come from but your passion and thirst for knowledge, and your dedication and commitment to learning that make the difference between success and failure.                 

We are determined to ensure that our children are given every chance to realise their full potential. Pupil premium funding, along with allocations made from the schools own budget will help ensure this money is spent to maximum effect. 

Pupil Premium spending

Our Pupil Premium money has been used to provide a range of additional support for our children and these interventions, along with quality first teaching have started to have a positive impact on children’s attainment and self-belief.            

Through targeted interventions we are working hard to eliminate barriers to learning and progress. One of the schools aims is to ensure that ALL groups of pupils make good progress in order to reach age related expectations as they move through the school.           

Information to be published to parents

In place of the current requirements regarding information about Pupil Premium expenditure, schools are now required to publish their Pupil Premium Strategy. This should include:

  1. In the previous academic year: 
  • how the pupil premium allocation was spent
  • the impact of the expenditure on eligible and other pupils           

         2. The current academic year: 

  • the amount of the school's allocation of pupil premium grant
  • details of the main barriers to educational achievement
  • how the allocation will be spent to address the barriers and why these approaches were taken
  • how the school will measure the impact of the pupil premium
  • the date of the next pupil premium strategy review.

How will the school measure the impact of the Pupil Premium?

At Abacus, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of the cohort’s attainment will be used to inform pupil progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention. 

At the beginning of each term, the school will review the impact of actions taken and will plan for how the funding will be specifically allocated over the next phase. When selecting pupils for Pupil Premium target groups, the school will look at all pupils across the school. There are some pupils who are not eligible for PP who will benefit from these groups if their needs are similar and we believe progress can be made towards individual targets.

Pupil Premium Funding and the impact of this is a regular item on the governors’ School Improvement and Resources committees.

Financial year 2023 to 2024

In the 2023 to 2024 financial year, schools will receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the past six years:

  • £1,455 for pupils in Reception to Year 6

Schools will also receive £2,530 for each pupil who has left local authority care because of one of the following:

  • adoption
  • a special guardianship order
  • a child arrangements order
  • a residence order

Eligibility for Free School Meals

A parent may wish to check their child's eligibility for Pupil Premium or continued free school meals (from Key Stage 2) and there is an online application for this. 

You will need to enter your name, address, national insurance number or asylum support service number.  In addition, you will need to provide your child's name, date of birth and identify the school they are attending.

Parents/guardians in England do not have to pay for school meals if they receive any of the following:

  • Income Support
  • Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance
  • Income related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

Pupil Premium is an important payment for schools and a really good opportunity for eligible parents to get even more support for their children in schools.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about Pupil Premium funding and how it is being used to benefit your child, please speak to the headteacher.

If you think your child may be eligible for free school meals, please call the office.  Every child who is eligible generates valuable income for the school which is used directly to support your child.

Please see below our Pupil Premium Statement.