Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium Funding? 

The Pupil Premium was introduced in 2011 and is funding specifically targeted at raising achievement and improving outcomes for our more disadvantaged students. The level of funding is based on the numbers of students that a school has on roll (in years 7-11) who were eligible for free school meals, who were looked after children or were from families with parents in the Armed Forces. The most recent formula for calculating Pupil Premium Grant is based on students who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the previous 6 years (the ‘ever 6’ calculation). The funding is ring fenced to ensure that it is spent on the targeted group of pupils. 

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. It can be used: 

• to support other pupils with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worker, or who act as a carer 

• for whole class interventions which will also benefit non-disadvantaged pupils. 

What are we doing at AHSA? 

The ambition of our student premium strategy is to support disadvantaged students to in achieving our intent. 

We will achieve this through: 

• Supporting students to have high levels of attendance and sustained attendance at school. 

• High quality teaching across the curriculum 

• Targeted focus on areas in which our disadvantaged students require the most support 

• A programme of high-quality personal development and pastoral care 

This approach is grounded in the evidence about what works best for students. We use in-school evidence to identify which areas to focus on in order to raise the attainment of our students. 

What are the key principles of our strategy plan? 

• Our vision is for all students to be inspired and to achieve together. This means all students. 

• We believe in the capacity of every student to make excellent progress and fulfil their potential across the curriculum.  

• We are determined that all students are well prepared to succeed as they move through our academy and into further education, employment or training.  

• We set ambitious goals for all students. We offer the right support to help them to achieve these goals. 

• We do not believe that social or financial disadvantage should ever be an obstacle to a young person’s life chances. 

Our disadvantaged student breakdown 25/26 

Year	Males	Females	PP
Year 11	139	125	56
Year 10	140	110	52
Year 9	137	118	41
Year 8	124	140	67
Year 7	128	133	52