Pupil Premium Grant (PPG)
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium is a funding allocated to schools by the Department of Education to increase social mobility and reduce the gap in performance between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Its purpose is to raise attainment, accelerate progress and fulfil the achievement potential of all children. Schools receive funding for each disadvantaged pupil and can use the funding flexibly, in the best interests of eligible pupils. It is up to schools to decide how to spend the Pupil Premium funding because they are best placed to assess what additional educational provision should be put in place to ensure maximum progress for all the children within their care. All schools will be held accountable for how they have used the Pupil Premium funding and the impact it has had on the children's learning.
Pupil Premium Strategy at The Coombes
At The Coombes, we aim to overcome the barriers pupils have to future academic attainment. We believe, with the right kind of support, we will enable the targeted children to engage with the curriculum, improve their progress so that they feel ready and are prepared to take the next step in their educational journey and, eventually, as they move on to secondary school.
At The Coombes, the barriers that pupils receiving pupil premium funding have to overcome are often complex. Pupils often fall into multiple categories of need, such as: Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, anxiety issues, poor oracy skills and a lack of cultural capital. Our approach to overcoming these barriers is, therefore, personalised to each pupil. However, all decisions about spending will be focussed on either improving the quality of teaching, providing individual academic support or looking at wider approaches such as personal, social and emotional support.
At The Coombes, around 18.5% of the children are entitled to Pupil Premium funding.
Our inclusion team regularly reviews our Pupil Premium initiatives to ensure they are having a positive impact. Each year we plan priorities for this year's expenditure based on the cohort of eligible children.
Accessing Pupil Premium funding at The Coombes
Please download the document below, fill in the details and send it to your child's school(s), making sure that the information you send to us matches your benefit registration details.
If the result of your application is that your child is not eligible, please check whether you receive the appropriate benefits (Apply for free school meals - GOV.UK). Please speak to a member of our team if you have any queries.
If your child is in receipt of benefit-related free school meals (FSM), you can register your interest in Wokingham's Holiday, Activities, and Food (HAF) programme here.
Individual requests for financial support for school-based activities are considered by the Headteacher. Requests can be made via the school office.
