St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Pupil Premium Funding
Pupil Premium Strategy
Pupil Premium (Disadvantaged pupils)
Schools receive additional funding for any pupils who have been eligible for free school meals during the last six years, pupils who are looked after by the local authority or who are in care, and for pupils from families where a parent serves in the armed forces. This money is known as the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG). Schools receive £1,515 for each child who is eligible for PPG. To see if your child is eligible for PPG, please visit https://www.camden.gov.uk/free-school-meals
Schools also receive £2,630 for each pupil who are looked after by the local authority care or other state care because of one of the following:
- adoption
- a special guardianship order
- a child arrangements order
- a residence order
Children who have previously been looked after in local authority care are also allocated £2,630 of pupil premium funding.
Service pupil premium is additional funding for schools with children and young people of service families, the service pupil premium is £350 for each eligible pupils.
At St Alban’s we are incredibly ambitious for all our children. As a Church School, firmly rooted in the teachings and values of Jesus, we aim for all children to be successful, independent learners and effective decision makers. We value the individual and are committed to inclusive education, equal opportunities and respect for all.
In order to ensure we allocate our pupil premium funding effectively each year, the leadership team meet and discuss any potential barriers to learning for our Disadvantaged (pupil premium) children. Action is then taken as to how to adapt current provision or put in additional provision, to ensure there is a positive impact on progress. The progress and attainment of our Disadvantaged pupils is analysed at termly Pupil Progress meetings between the leadership team and class teacher. The provision for our Disadvantaged pupils is monitored and reviewed at least termly, at every Full Governing Board meeting and in the termly Headteacher Report to Governors.
Potential barriers to learning for our disadvantaged pupils are:
- Poor attendance and punctuality
- Lack of parental interest and involvement in education
- Parental mental health
- Very low starting points on entry to EYFS
- Deprivation and over crowding
- Parents not encouraging their children to be independent
- Low self-esteem and resilience
- Speech and language deprivation
- Narrow experiences out of school
- Limited access to rich language
- EAL
- Child protection and safeguarding
- Special Educational Need
Dates of our next pupil premium strategy review: (end of year review 22.09.25 and 17.11.25)
In the financial year 2025-2026 our school received a total of £68, 175.00 funding. At the time of writing, 45 (52.9%) of our pupils on roll are disadvantaged and the school received up to £1,515 for each pupil in Reception to Year 6 who had registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years. To see how we spent the money please see the Pupil Premium Strategy Document above.