Published 18 October 2019
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25 October 2023
Updated the 'Pupil premium strategy statement template', 'Example pupil premium strategy statement (primary)', 'Example pupil premium strategy statement (secondary)' and 'Example pupil premium strategy statement (special)' to update the content in the Outcomes sections and reflect the information schools can publish about pupil outcomes in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
14 April 2023
Updated 'Pupil premium: overview' to remove information on the 2022-23 rates and payment schedule.
30 March 2023
'Using pupil premium: guidance for school leaders' has been updated.
30 March 2023
'Pupil premium: overview' has been updated with information for the academic year 2023 to 2024.
16 December 2022
We have updated 'Pupil premium: overview' to include pupil premium rates for the financial year 2023 to 2024.
27 October 2022
'Use of the pupil premium' section has been updated to reference the menu of approaches and the 'Service pupil premium' section has been updated to correct inaccuracies in 'Pupil premium: overview'. 'Pupil premium strategy statement template' and 3 example statements have been updated.
9 June 2022
Updated 'Pupil premium: overview' to reflect that free school meal eligibility now includes children in all households with no recourse to public funds.
6 April 2022
Added statement template and 3 example documents (primary, secondary, special) and made minor update to 'Using pupil premium: guidance for school leaders' to reflect this.
29 March 2022
Updated 'Using pupil premium: guidance for school leaders' - changed subsection heading from 'Guide to applying the menu' to 'How to apply the menu' for clarification.
28 March 2022
Removed information about the 2021 to 2022 academic year from the overview and added updated guidance for school leaders about using pupil premium.
16 December 2021
Added the Pupil eligibility and funding rates for 2022 to 2023 to show how much much pupil premium funding schools and local authorities receive for each eligible child.
6 September 2021
Amended to make the pupil eligibility and funding rates and use of the pupil premium sections clearer.
24 June 2021
Moved information about 2021 to 2022 allocations to the effective use and accountability webpage.
30 March 2021
Updated with a link to ‘Pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant 2021 to 2022’ and added information on the requirements of schools.
1 February 2021
Added information about allocation changes from 2021 to 2022.
17 December 2020
Updated pupil premium and service premium rates for the financial year 2021 to 2022.
30 January 2020
Updated to show the increased pupil premium and service premium rates for the financial year 2020 to 2021.
18 October 2019
First published.