Pupil Premium

The latest news, analysis, research and advice regarding disadvantaged pupils, including information on funding, free school meals and closing the attainment gap

Wednesday

27th Mar 2024

Pupil premium allocation details delayed
Government says the delay is because of a problem identifying Reception pupils who qualify for the funding
DfE delays pupil premium details

Friday

15th Mar 2024

Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas
Schools should no longer have to be the ‘sticking plaster’ for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report
Former children's commissioner report on child povery

Monday

4th Mar 2024

Poorer pupils still behind on maths and reading after Covid
Think tank report shows it’s ‘abundantly clear that there needs to be continued investment in education recovery’
Maths and reading gap since Covid

Wednesday

13th Dec 2023

How schools are supporting their communities this Christmas
With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to bite, four schools share what they’re doing to help local families through the festive period
Santa dash

Monday

11th Dec 2023

Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts
Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis
Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts

Sunday

19th Nov 2023

Autumn Statement 2023: what schools need to know
What did the 2023 Autumn Statement have in store for schools, and how did the sector respond?
Autumn Statement: what can schools expect?

Thursday

19th Oct 2023

NTP improved progress but only when led by schools
Review of the second year of the National Tutoring Programme shows that only 35 per cent of Year 11 students selected were from disadvantaged backgrounds
NTP

Friday

13th Oct 2023

Tutoring: 3 ways to improve uptake and impact
Whoever wins the next election should commit to maintaining tutoring for pupil premium pupils to help tackle the disadvantage gap, says Action Tutoring CEO
Tutoring: 3 ways to improve uptake and impact

Thursday

5th Oct 2023

Pandemic catch-up must focus on those in need
New NFER research tracking young pupils’ outcomes since the pandemic shows a clear need for schools to target catch-up efforts at the two groups hit hardest
Pandemic catch-up must focus on two key groups

Sunday

24th Sep 2023

What are the Lib Dems’ education policies?
Education spokesperson Munira Wilson on what the party would do for schools to be unveiled at the Liberal Democrat Conference
What the Lib Dems want for schools

Wednesday

13th Sep 2023

Sats: The impact of Covid on primary pupils revealed
The latest key stage 2 Sats data shows how the pandemic has widened the disadvantage gap – and the need for urgent government action
Attainment gap

Tuesday

12th Sep 2023

KS2 Sats 2023: 5 new findings
New DfE figures reveal how different groups of pupils performed in this year’s key stage 2 Sats, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with SEND
Attainment gap