| The Pupil Premium Funding for 2018-9 is £256,190 |
The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to school so that they can support their disadvantaged pupils and close the attainment gap between them and their peers.
It was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last six years. Looked after children and those of service personnel also attract funding.
The funding for 2016-7 has been allocated in the following way:
| Child Protection Officer | £50,795 |
| Attendance Officer | £21,889 |
| Pastoral Administrator | £18,101 |
| SEND Administrator | £17,601 |
| Pastoral Support Worker | £19,461 |
| Pastoral Support Worker | £19,461 |
| Learning Mentor | £20,142 |
| EAL Support | £24,353 |
| Additional English Support | £9,110 |
| Additional Maths and English teaching hours | £20,000 |
| Lead Practitioner for T and L | £11,000 ( Additional payment : TLR) |
| Counsellor | £50,000 |
| TOTAL | £277,913 |
The school offers additional funding to support the requirements of our students who have Pupil Premium allocation, and this funding is allocated upon requests made to the Head Teacher, and is used to support a variety of initiatives.
A list of current requests is outlined below, but the list is not exhaustive as requests are made throughout the year.
| Revision guides for all GCSE subjects | Art equipment for GCSE Pupil Premium Students |
| Reward trips for Pupil Premium Students | Saturday classes for Year 11 |
| Travel to universities for Pupil Premium Students | Rewards for attainment and attendance |
| School Uniform | Resources for Product Design and Food @KS3/4 |
| Visiting speakers and workshops | Educational visits for Pupil Premium Students |
| Music lessons for Pupil Premium Students | Homework club supervision |
| Theatre trips for GCSE drama | Pre school club supervision |
| Additional English staffing | |
| Master Maths classes for years 10 and 11 |