• Additional Funding

Additional Funding

Pupil Premium

What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is additional funding to help schools close the attainment gap between children from low-income and other disadvantaged families and their peers.

Who is the Pupil Premium for?

The Pupil Premium is primarily aimed at Reception to Year 11 pupils who are from low-income families and are eligible for Free School Meals [FSM]. The category now includes any child that has been registered for Free School Meals in the past 6 years [known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’]. The funding also covers children in care who have been looked after continuously for more than 6 months. A service premium has also been introduced for children whose parents are serving in the armed forces.

How much is the Pupil Premium? 

Currently the premium is £1,480 per child eligible for FSM and per child identified as ‘Ever 6 FSM’. 

  • The school received £11,840 for the academic year 2024-2025.
  • The school received £5,820 for the academic year 2023-2024.
  • The school received £4,155 for the academic year 2022-2023.
  • The school received £3,690 for the academic year 2021-2022.
  • The school received £5,785 for the academic year 2020-2021.
  • The school received £13,840 for the academic year 2019-2020.
  • The school received £17,547 for the academic year 2018-2019.
  • The school received £19,352 for the academic year 2017-2018.
  • The school received £21,265 for the academic year 2016-2017.
  • The school received £20,953 for the academic year 2015-2016.

PE and Sports Premium

The purpose of the PE and Sports Premium is to improve the quality of physical education (PE) and sports in primary schools, ensuring all pupils have access to high-quality opportunities and encouraging regular physical activity, ultimately improving their health, wellbeing, and academic attainment. 

Please see the attached PE and Sports Premium Spend document for more details.

 
 
School Finance and Financial Benchmarking

The national financial benchmarking tool provides information on our spending compared to similar school. Click the link below:
https://financial-benchmarking-and-insights-tool.education.gov.uk/school/112414
 
No member of staff at Bowness-on-Solway School currently receives a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.