Pupil Premium

 

Pupil Premium is additional money given to state-funded schools to help close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Research has shown that children from disadvantaged backgrounds often face barriers to learning, such as:

• Lower household income
• Limited access to educational resources
• Social or emotional challenges

The Pupil Premium aims to reduce these inequalities.

 

We receive Pupil Premium funding for pupils who:

• Are eligible for free school meals (FSM) now or in the past 6 years
• Are looked-after children (in care) or previously in care
• Have parents in the armed forces

 

At The Windmills Junior School we are committed to ensuring that Pupil Premium funding is used to:

• Narrow or close the gap between the achievement of the identified pupils and their peers
• Raise pupil attainment through the provision of a variety of educational support programmes
• Address underlying inequalities between the identified pupils and their peers with regard to pupil well-being, as well as academic development.

 

Every year, we produce a Pupil Premium Action Plan which outlines in full the spending priorities for the year ahead. This follows a review of the spending from the previous year to ensure that the work we are doing is having an impact, and that we are spending this money appropriately. 

 

Applying for Pupil Premium

If you think your child may be eligible for free school meals and/or pupil premium, please complete the application form which can be found on the West Sussex County Council website.

 

The Windmills Junior School Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2025/26