Pupil Premium & Recovery Premium

Pupil premium funding was introduced by the Government in April 2011. This funding is designed to help improve the educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Evidence shows that disadvantaged children can often face additional challenges in terms of reaching their potential at school and may not perform as well as their peers. 

Pupil premium funding is allocated according to: 

• Pupils who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) or have been eligible in the past 6 years. 
• Pupils who have been adopted from care or who have left care. 
• Children who are looked after by the local authority. 

Recovery premium is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by COVID-19. 

It is a time-limited grant providing over £300 million of additional funding for state-funded schools in the 2021/22 academic year and £1 billion across the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years. 

It is focused on pupils who are eligible for pupil premium and pupils in specialist settings. 

How Do We Spend Pupil Premium and Recovery Premium? 

At Irlam and Cadishead Academy, we spend the funding specifically on additional educational support to raise the standards of attainment for disadvantaged students. We do this through: 

• Rigorously tracking and monitoring student attendance and progress. 
• One-to-one support and mentoring by teachers and support staff. 
• Providing enrichment activities. 
• Support disadvantaged students in music lessons, graded exams and other examinations. 
• Small group work and class support. 

Irlam and Cadishead Academy Pupil Premium Strategy and Impact Statement 

At Irlam and Cadishead Academy, our Pupil Premium Statement clearly outlines our strategic priorities and how pupil premium and recovery premium funding is allocated to improve the academic and life chances of eligible students.