At Rolleston Primary school all stakeholders are committed to meeting the pastoral, social and academic needs of disadvantaged learners within a caring and nurturing environment. We believe that each child should develop a love of learning and acquire the skills and abilities to fulfil their true potential. Our intention is that we are true to our mission statement when we say that we want all our learners to be happy, confident and successful.

What is the purpose of Pupil Premium Funding?

Pupil Premium is funding to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Evidence shows that disadvantaged children generally face additional challenges in reaching their potential at school and often do not perform as well as other pupils.

What makes a pupil eligible for Pupil Premium Funding?

All children who currently qualify for free school meals based on their family circumstances are entitled to pupil premium. This applies if you receive any of the following benefits:

• Universal credit (provided you have a net income of £7400 or less)
• Income support
• Income-based jobseekers’ allowance
• Income-related employment and support allowance
• Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of state pension credit
• Child tax credit, provided that you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of £16,190 or less

Children who are or have been in care, and children who have a parent who is or was in the armed forces, are also entitled to pupil premium. In addition, pupils who have qualified for free school meals on the above grounds in the past, but are no longer eligible, continue to receive pupil premium for the next six years.

If you believe that your child is eligible for Pupil Premium funding then please contact office@rolleston.leicester.sch.uk or call 0116 2782300.

How much funding is available for each child?

Primary schools are given Pupil Premium for:

• Children in Reception to Year 6 who are currently entitled to free school meals based on their family income: £1345 per pupil, per school year
• Children in Reception to Year 6 who were previously entitled to benefits-based free school meals, even if they're no longer eligible: £1345 per pupil, per school year, for six years after they stopped qualifying for free school meals
• Children in care: £2345 per pupil, per school year
• Children previously in care who have been adopted, or who have a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order: £2345 per pupil, per school year
• Children recorded as being from service families: £310 per pupil, per school year