Pupil Premium
Pupil premium is funding provided by the government to help us support children from families who may need extra help to achieve their very best.
To see how the school has spent its pupil premium to date please see the documents located at the bottom of this page.
Free School Meals - What it means for you and your child
All children in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 receive a Universal Free School Meal. Children may also be entitled to Income Related Free-School meals depending on their parents’ financial circumstances. Children who are eligible for Income Related Free School Meals are also eligible for other additional support, including financial support with the cost of school trips.
You can claim free school meals if you receive one of these benefits:
- Universal credit with no earned income or with net monthly earnings less than £616.67
- Income Support
- Income based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income related Employment Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit - as long as you have a yearly household income of less than £16,190 (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs) and do not get Working Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
Under the current rules, if your child becomes eligible, they will keep getting free school meals until the end of the 25/26 school year even if your family income changes. Starting from the 2026/27 school year, these protections will end and only families who meet the updated eligibility rules will be able to get free school meals.
Pupil Premium
Children who are registered for Free School Meals on the January Census Day become entitled to Pupil Premium funding. This funding is aimed at improving life chances for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and is paid directly to schools. Schools decide how best to use this funding to create the most positive outcomes for their pupils.
If a child has been eligible for Income Related Free School Meals at any point in the last 6 years ("Ever 6 FSM"), the school receives Pupil Premium funding for them for up to 6 years, as long as they are on the school roll.
What we offer:
Within The Learning Partnership, Pupil Premium Funding is used to support children based on an identification of need. This may include financial support with activities such as school trips; academic support through bespoke intervention; and nurture based support. The projects that are funded each year and within each school across the trust will vary depending on the needs of the children at the time, however we aim to create a fair and equal system for all children.
Based on an identification of need, children at Shavington Primary School may receive any or all of the following support:
Financial Support
- Up to 50% funding for school trips and residential visits for children who are eligible for Free School Meals at the time of the trip
Requests for support with funding must be made in person, via telephone or via e-mail to the School Business Manager for every trip.
Academic Support
- Working one to one, in a small group, or with extra help in the classroom on specific objectives, based on assessments of the child’s attainment and progress.
Social and Emotional Support
- Receiving support either one to one or in a small group with specific social or emotional issues, identified by the child’s teacher, parent, or the child themselves.
If you think your child may be eligible for Free School Meals or to find out how to apply, please visit Free School Meals or phone 0300 123 5012
If you would like to speak to us about Free School Meals or Pupil Premium, please contact the school office on 01270 661527
Sports Funding
The government provides additional funding to schools to improve provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding - provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport – has been allocated to primary school head teachers.
This funding is ring-fenced and therefore can only be spent on provision of PE and sport in schools.
Purpose of funding
Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but schools have been given the freedom to choose how they do this. A list of possible uses has been suggested.
Shavington Primary School chooses to use this funding to ensure all children have access to a wide variety of sports and competitions, and swimming opportunities.
Our aim is to:
- increase pupils’ participation in the sports and physical activities
- provide a wider range of after school activities/clubs for pupils
- offer all Key Stage 2 children swimming lessons once a year
- enable all children in Years 5 & 6 the opportunity to take part in a catch up swimming project to enable all children to be able to swim 25m. This is in line with the government guidelines for primary aged pupils to be able to swim at least 25m by the time they leave primary school.
Planned Spending
- Teaching staff will have access to high quality CPD from an internal sports coach. This will have a direct impact on the quality of teaching and learning in PE.
- Children will have a wider provision of sports coaching which will lead to a greater number of children accessing after school clubs.
- All children across the school will have the experience of specific coaching in a variety of sports and skills.