Pupil Premium and Catch Up

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is additional government funding provided to schools across England to help close the gap between disadvantaged students and their peers. It’s designed to support students who may face barriers to learning, ensuring they receive the resources, opportunities, and support they need to succeed. Schools receive this additional funding for those students who fall within the below categories or have done so at any time within the last six years:

Who Qualifies for Pupil Premium?

This funding is allocated to students who fall into one or more of the following categories (or have done so in the past six years):

• Eligible for free school meals

• Receiving a child pension from the Ministry of Defence

• Looked-after children (in care)

• Adopted from care or under special guardianship

• Have a residence order

• Children of service personnel (within the last four years)

 

What Is the Purpose of Pupil Premium?

The goal is simple: to unlock potential. Schools use this funding to:

• Raise academic achievement for disadvantaged students of all abilities

• Close the attainment gap between these students and their peers

• Provide tailored support that meets individual needs

At Meridian High School, we follow a strategic, evidence-based approach to support students in recipt

 

Schools receive funding for each disadvantaged student and can use the funding flexibly, in the best interests of eligible students. GLF leaders draw upon an evidence based approach to apply a ‘tiered’ approach to delivering their pupil premium strategy.

Tier 1: supporting training and continuous development to improve the quality of all teaching

Tier 2: targeting support for disadvantaged students through evidence-based interventions

Tier 3: supporting whole-school strategies to improve attendance, behaviour and readiness to learn

Tier4:  supporting strategies that develop learning outside of the classroom to promote the development of the whole student

 

Thinking Long-Term

Since 2019, schools have been encouraged to adopt a multi-year strategy for Pupil Premium. This allows us to:

• Plan support across a student’s entire school journey

• Align our efforts with broader school improvement goals

At Meridian, this long-term vision is part of our commitment to helping every student Grow, Learn, and Flourish.

 

GLF’s Aspiration for All students to Grow, Learn, and Flourish

All GLF Schools are committed to our core remit of providing an outstanding educational experience. Raising the attainment of disadvantaged students is part of our commitment to help all students achieve their full potential.

We aim for:

• all students to enjoy their learning, attain high outcomes and be helped to become confident individuals and responsible citizens whilst making excellent progress in all respects 
• all students to benefit from an inclusive ethos, excellent teaching and a broad and balanced curriculum underpinned by strong leadership, in a local school
• all students to be supported and encouraged to lead healthy and active lives

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Pupil Premium Strategy at Meridian High School

Pupil Premium funding at Meridian High School is used primarily to address the following priorities:

• To support improved attendance for students who meet the Pupil Premium Criteria
• To ensure students benefit from good and outstanding teaching through strong teachers
• To support the development of beginning teachers through bespoke CPD, ensuring high quality teaching is targeted to the needs of those who meet the Pupil Premium Criteria
• To support the enrichment opportunities for students who meet the Pupil Premium criteria
• To narrow the attainment gap between PP and Non PP students when compared to National Data

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