Equal Value and Equal Worth
The Government are not dictating how schools should spend this money, but are clear that schools will need to employ the strategies that they know will support their pupils to increase their attainment, and ‘narrow the gap’. Schools will be accountable for narrowing the gap, and school performance tables include new measures that show the attainment of pupils who receive the pupil premium compared with their peers.
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- Raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities to reach their potential
- Supporting children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces
Funding for 2018 to 2019
In the 2018 to 2019 financial year, schools will receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years:
- £1,320 for primary-aged pupils
- £935 for secondary-aged pupils
Schools also receive £2,300 for each pupil who:
- has been looked after for 1 day or more
- has been adopted from care
- has left care under: A special guardianship order
- has left care under: A residence order
- has left care under: A child arrangement order
Total allocation for Academic Year 2019/20 = £549,417
Total allocation for PP+ Pupils = £62,550
School Context
Woodchurch High School is a mixed comprehensive with on average 1427 pupils on roll.
% of pupils known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)*