The Pupil Premium is allocated to children and families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months and children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces. 

The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for our early years Nursery setting to enhance the education we provide for disadvantaged 3 and 4 year olds. 

How to ensure you get your entitlement to free school meals and access to Pupil Premium Funding for your child

We now have access to a new system for checking your availability for claiming free school meals. If you are entitled to the below please let the school office know and we can provide you with more information regarding Free School Meals entitlements. 

Who is entitled?

You are entitled if you receive any of the following:

• Income Support (IS)
• Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)
• Employment Support Allowance – income related (ESA(IR))
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue that does not exceed £16,190
• Guarantee element of the State Pension Credit
• Working Tax Credit during the 4-week period immediately after your employment finishes or after you start to work less than 16 hours per week. You will have a letter from HMRC stating that you are entitled to a 4-week ‘run on’ of Working Tax Credit’
• Universal Credit, if you apply on or after the 1st April 2018 and your household income is less than £7,400 a year. 

At Barons Court we value the abilities and achievements of all of our pupils and are committed to providing each pupil with the best possible environment for learning. We recognise that each child is unique and will have different needs, which may vary throughout their time at our school. As a school all of our Pupil Premium spending decisions are informed by research evidence so that we can ensure that additional support for pupils enables them to reach their full potential as happy, confident, life-long learners. As a school we are held accountable for how we have used the additional funding to support our pupils. Please click below for our Pupil Premium Impact Report for the academic year 2022-2023.

As a school we make informed decisions about our Pupil Premium Funding to ensure that all pupils reach their full potential. We make good use of educational research such as The Sutton Trust - EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit to guide us on how best to use the school's resources. Throughout the academic year 2023-2024 we are ensuring that we use our Pupil Premium funding to achieve the following:

• Enhancing the outcomes for Pupil Premium pupils within reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 1 - Through targeted writing, reading  and fine motor skill interventions and embedding a whole school approach to broadening vocabulary we are confident that out children will become confident readers and writers. The implementation of our  Read, Write, Inc. programmes will be tailored to enhance our pupil outcomes and our text curriculum will ensure children have to access a 'word rich' text curriculum which can be translated into their composition within writing.
• Increasing the attainment of Pupil Premium pupils within writing from Years 1 to 5 - Through targeted interventions and post teach learning conferences we will continue to improve pupil's basic writing skills. The implementation of our writing curriculum will be tailored and progressive and will focus on genre specific structures to enhance pupil outcomes for pupils across the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curriculum.
• Ensuring that the SEND needs of pupils in EYFS are identified and assessed as soon as possible so that accurate provision can be implemented - We will ensure that pupils within EYFS are assessed on entry so that our knowledgeable staff are able to plan and deliver highly inclusive provision for all pupils across Phase 1 and Phase 2. 
• Improving the attendance of Pupil Premium Pupils to ensure that they are in school regularly and on time promoting increased attainment and progress - Through weekly personalised tuition after school for pupils with staff, for identified pupils who have been absent in previous lessons. Pupil premium learners will also have  access to breakfast club so that they are punctual and full of energy for the exciting day ahead!
• Ensuring the emotional well-being of our children so that they are able to maximise their receptiveness to learn - Through extended services and our play therapy and outdoor learning nurture programmes we will continue to provide a holistic programme of support for all of our children and families.
• Broadening the educational experiences of children  - We will provide opportunities both within the school and as extra-curricular activities to develop children's confidence, independence, resilience and working collaboratively.
• Embedding a highly effective programme of parental engagement to ensure outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and their families are enhanced - Through our well established CLIC programmes staff will be providing strong information about children’s progress across the curriculum through face-to-face workshop sessions.  

Please click on the link below to view our strategy report which will provide more details about the  support we are offering to our pupils and families throughout the academic year 2023-2024 and beyond.