Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School

Pupil Premium

At Swinton Fitzwilliam we are determined to ensure that all children achieve and are given the highest standards of teaching and learning through delivering Quality First Teaching (QFT). Evidence strongly suggests that the most effective way to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children is through excellent classroom teaching.

As a school, we carefully consider and plan how to allocate pupil premium money on an annual basis. We take a whole school approach that impacts all pupils; strategies that target under-performing pupils; and specific strategies targeting pupil premium pupils. We have a clear, strategic approach to the use of Pupil Premium funding, and plans are integrated into wider school support and improvement systems backed up with rigourous data analysis and careful considerations of the needs of children within this group. 

Recovery Premium Funding

The recovery premium grant is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19).

It is focused on pupil premium eligible pupils because of the additional impact of the pandemic on these students. This includes:

• pupils who are eligible for free school meals (FSM), including eligible children of families who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF)
• pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last 6 years
• children looked after by local authorities, referred to as looked-after children (LAC), and children previously looked after by local authorities, referred to as previously looked-after children (PLAC)

However, schools can use it to deliver evidence-based approaches for supporting any pupil based on an assessment of individual need.

In the academic year 22-23, mainstream primary schools will receive £145 per eligible pupil. Funding for looked-after children will be paid to the local authority and should be managed by the virtual school head in consultation with the child’s school.

Below are some frequently asked questions and our yearly strategy statement. This will be reviewed in September 2023. 

Updated September 2024