Pupil Premium
What is Pupil Premium funding?
The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England, designed to:
- raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils;
- close the gap between them and their peers.
It is available to a range of pupils:
- those eligible for FSM
- those who are no longer eligible for FSM, but who have been eligible in the last 6 years
- those who are adopted
- those with a special guardianship order
- those with a child arrangements order
- those with a residence order
Do you qualify for free school meals (FSM)?
From year 3 onwards, children whose parents are in receipt of the following are entitled to free school meals:
- Income Support (IS)
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (IBJSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Universal Credit. From 1 April 2018, if a parent is entitled to Universal Credit, they must have an annual net earned income equivalent to and not exceeding £7,400, assessed on up to 3 of the parent’s most recent Universal Credit assessment periods, to be eligible
A child who is in receipt of a qualifying benefit in their own right is also entitled to FSM. To be eligible to receive FSM, a pupil or their parent must be in receipt of any of the listed benefits and must make a claim to the school for FSM. Until the claim is made, the pupil is not eligible for FSM.
If you are receipt of any of the above please go online to the Citizen Portal to apply. If your application is successful, please either print off the page that confirms your eligibility, or email the page to attendance@heathcoat.devon.sch.uk. To access the Citizen Portal click here.
Mrs Budden is Pupil Premium Champion. She works closely with the teachers and senior leaders to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
Please follow the link below to see the ways in which we spend our Pupil Premium Funding each year and the impact it has on our pupils’ achievements.
PP Strategy Statement December 2025
PP Strategy Statement December 2024
PP Strategy Statement December 2023