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.
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 may not perform as well as other pupils.
Contextual Vulnerability
At Rolleston Primary School we want to improve outcomes for ALL children ensuring that no child is left behind. We believe working with our young people and families, whatever their need, will support our community and promote academic and life outcomes for our children.
The Pupil Premium is also spent at Rolleston on children considered to be Contextually Vulnerable i.e. if they fall into one or more of the following categories of support and need. This list is not exhaustive and children can experience one or several of these factors.
Any child aged 5-16 who is claiming free school meals.
Any child who has been recorded as claiming free school meals at any point in the past six years.
Any child in this age bracket looked after by a local authority.
Any child in the age bracket recorded by their school as having left care through adoption or another court order.
Armed Forces children.
Children who have experience of Adverse Childhood Experiences,
Children who may have a Special Educational Need and/or be in the process of seeking diagnosis.
Children and families requiring support attending school and/or being on time.
Children with involvement from Social, Emotional and Mental Health teams.
Families suffering from significant financial pressure as a result of socio-economic deprivation.
Children involved with Social Services for any reason.
Children of families engaging with Early Help or the school’s pastoral/family support team.
Children identified as Young Carers
Any child at greater risk of experiencing physical/emotional harm and/or experiencing poor outcomes because of one or more factors in their lives.
Children with underlying health conditions.
Children where a member of their close family have a serious underlying health condition.
Children with family members in prison.
Examples of support can be found on the Pupil Premium Statement.
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:
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.