Pupil premium
Extra funding for state schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, such as those eligible for free school meals in the last six years and looked-after children.
- Also called
- PP
- Used in
- England
- Topic
- Funding
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Related terms
- Disadvantaged pupils England
- In school performance measures in England, pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years, looked-after children and previously looked-after children.
- Free school meals (FSM) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Free lunches provided to pupils from low-income families or, in some cases, all pupils in certain year groups. FSM eligibility is widely used as a measure of disadvantage.
- Ever 6 England
- Pupils recorded as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, who attract pupil premium funding.
More terms: Funding
National funding formula · National Tutoring Programme · Notional SEN budget · Recovery premium · Service pupil premium · Universal infant free school meals
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