Pupil Premium

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The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and academies and provides additional funding based on the number of students who are known to have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point over the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’).  In addition, the Pupil Premium also provides funding for looked after children (LAC) and the children of Services personnel.  It is designed to help disadvantaged students of all abilities perform better and close the gap between them and their peers. 

The Granville Academy received £323,830 in Pupil Premium funding for the academic year September 2024 - August 2025, with £65000 carried forward.

The DfE has given us the freedom to use the Pupil Premium as we see fit, based upon our knowledge of our students’ needs. ‘It is for schools and academies to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM student, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual students within their responsibility.’ The DFE further states that Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits pupils who meet the funding criteria. Pupil premium can be used to support other pupils with identified needs, or used for whole class interventions that will benefit all pupils.

The Granville Academy is committed to ensuring the Pupil Premium has an impact on closing the attainment gaps, which currently exist between our disadvantaged students and their peers.

The targeted and strategic use of Pupil Premium will support the academy in achieving our aim of helping every student achieve their full potential.

The effectiveness of all interventions are monitored by the Pupil Premium Team and the impact is reported to the Leadership Team on a regular basis.

For details with regard to the Pupil Premium Strategy for 2024-25, please click here 

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