The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers. Children who have been entitled to receive Free School Meals, ‘Looked After Children’ and children whose parents are in the Armed Forces are all eligible for the funding.

If you would like to check to see if you are entitled to Free School Meals/Pupil Premium please have a look at the following link:  https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-transport-and-free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/

Schools can choose how to use their Pupil Premium allocation, as they are best placed to identify the barriers facing their pupils and the provision that will support them. By meeting the needs of the most vulnerable, we are enabling the successful education of all children.

Clearwater C of E Primary Academy has the intention of using the pupil premium funding strategically so that every pupil will progress and the attainment gap will be narrowed.

To date funding has been provided for :-

  • Talk Boost training and resources
  • Fizzy Training and resources
  • Part funded TA Salary
  • CPD
  • Therapeutic Interventions
  • Wider Curriculum Engagement

The choice of these interventions was in response to analysis of school data.

The government have permanently extended free school meal eligibility to children in all households with no recourse to public funds (NRPF), subject to maximum income thresholds.

Eligible groups include, but may not be limited to children of:

  • Zambrano carers
  • families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
  • a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Chen carers
  • families holding a BN(O) passport
  • spousal visa holders
  • work visa holders
  • student visa holders
  • those with no immigration status

Please use the following link for further details and to access the application form: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-guidance-for-schools-and-local-authorities

Please see here for our 24-25 Pupil Premium Statement: Clearwater Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2024-25

Please see here for our 23-24 Pupil Premium Statement: Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-24

Please see here for our 22-23 Pupil Premium Statement: Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2022-23

Please see here for our 21-22 Pupil Premium Statement: Pupil Premium Statement 2021-22

Please see here for our 20-21 Pupil Premium Statement: Pupil Premium Statement 2020-21

Please see here for our 19-20 Pupil Premium Statement : Pupil Premium Statement 2019-20

Please see here for our 18-19 Pupil Premium Statement including costs: Pupil Premium Statement 2018-19