Pupil Premium
If after reading the below information you feel that your child(ren) may be eligible for Pupil Premium Funding, please contact Ms. D. Coburn (School Business Manager) or a member of our Admin Team.
At Longmoor, approximately 33% of our pupils receive ‘Pupil Premium Funding’. Pupil Premium Funding is awarded to publicly funded schools in England. The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.
For the 2024 to 2025 financial year, schools have received the following funding:
- Pupils registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years: £1,480;
- Pupils previously looked after by a local authority or other state care: £2,530;
- Children who are looked after by the local authority: £2,530 (paid to the children’s Local Authority);
- Children who have parents serving in the armed forces: £340.
A copy of both the review and strategy documentation can be found below.
The Pupil Premium Strategy is subject to review, scrutiny, and oversight by the Quality of Education Committee of the Full Governing Board. It was last scrutinised and reviewed on Friday, 20th January 2025, and subsequently recommended for ratification by the Full Governing Board.
Service Pupil Premium
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with pupils who have parents serving in the armed forces. It has been combined into pupil premium payments to make it easier for schools to manage their spending.
Pupils in state-funded schools in England attract the service pupil premium grant, at the rate of £335 per eligible pupil in financial year 2023-24, if they meet one or more of the following criteria:
- One of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces, including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service – this includes pupils with a parent who is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
- Registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years
- One of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme
This funding is primarily to enable schools to offer pastoral support and help mitigate the negative impact of family mobility or parental deployment. It can also be used to help improve the academic progress of eligible pupils if the school deems this to be a priority.