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Pupil Premium – Wood Lane Primary School
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium is additional funding allocated to schools by the Government to help improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
Funding is allocated to schools based on the number of pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), or who have been eligible at any point during the previous six years. This is known as 'Ever 6 FSM'.
The Government believes that Pupil Premium is an important way of addressing inequalities between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. It provides schools with additional funding to help remove barriers to learning, improve attainment and ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Schools are free to decide how best to spend their Pupil Premium funding, according to the needs of their pupils. However, schools are accountable for how this additional funding is used and the impact it has on children's learning and development.
Pupil Premium Funding 2026–2027
The national Pupil Premium funding rates for the 2026–2027 financial year are:
| Funding category | Amount per pupil |
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| Primary pupils eligible for Free School Meals (Ever 6) | £1,550 |
| Secondary pupils eligible for Free School Meals (Ever 6) | £1,100 |
| Looked After Children (LAC) | £2,690 |
| Previously Looked After Children (PLAC) | £2,690 |
| Service Pupil Premium | £360 |
These are national funding rates and are included to explain how Pupil Premium funding works.
Eligibility for Free School Meals and Pupil Premium
From September 2026, eligibility for Free School Meals has been expanded to include all children from households receiving Universal Credit.
However, there is an important distinction between receiving a free school meal and attracting Pupil Premium funding.
Pupils from households receiving Universal Credit may qualify for:
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Targeted Free School Meals: For households meeting the relevant income criteria. These pupils can attract Pupil Premium funding.
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Expanded Free School Meals: Other households receiving Universal Credit are entitled to a free school meal but do not automatically attract Pupil Premium funding.
Other qualifying benefits and circumstances include:
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Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
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The Guarantee element of Pension Credit.
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Other qualifying circumstances set out in the Government's Free School Meals guidance.
Children who receive qualifying benefits in their own right may also be eligible.
Please click below to check your eligibility and apply:
CLICK HERE – Staffordshire County Council Free School Meals application
If you are unsure whether your child is eligible, please contact the school office in confidence. We will be happy to offer advice and support.
Registering your child's eligibility helps ensure that the school receives the appropriate funding to support disadvantaged pupils.
Use of Pupil Premium at Wood Lane Primary School
At Wood Lane Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential, both academically and socially.
We carefully consider the needs of our pupils when deciding how Pupil Premium funding should be allocated. Our aim is to provide support that makes a positive difference to children's learning, confidence, wellbeing and experiences in school.
Our Pupil Premium provision supports disadvantaged pupils, including eligible Looked After Children, previously Looked After Children and Service Children.
Examples of the support and provision we offer include:
Academic support and interventions
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Additional one-to-one tutoring to address gaps in learning.
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Twinkl phonics and spelling interventions before and after school.
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Additional teaching assistant support to deliver targeted interventions and one-to-one learning support.
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Early Years vocabulary interventions to develop children's language and communication skills.
Emotional wellbeing and pastoral support
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VIP attendance support to encourage positive attendance and engagement.
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VIP emotional coaching sessions to support children's emotional wellbeing.
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Attendance management and targeted support for families where attendance is a concern.
Enrichment and wider opportunities
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Supporting access to swimming activities.
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Providing opportunities to take part in drama and music lessons outside school.
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Helping pupils access wider educational and enrichment experiences.
We regularly review the effectiveness of our provision to ensure that the support provided meets the needs of our pupils and has a positive impact on their progress and development.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement
Each year, schools are required to publish a Pupil Premium Strategy Statement explaining how their funding is being used to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
Our strategy identifies the key challenges faced by pupils, the actions we intend to take, how funding will be allocated and how we will measure the impact of our support.
To find out more about our current priorities and planned spending, please open our latest Pupil Premium Strategy Statement below.
At Wood Lane Primary School, we believe that every child matters. We are committed to providing the right support and opportunities to help all our children thrive and succeed.
Current PP Strategy Plans
2025-2026- Under review
2026-2027- To be published 31st December 2026
PE and Sports Premium
‘A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect’.
The Department for Education (DfE)
At Wood Lane Primary, we aim to enable children to develop and explore physical skills with increasing control and coordination. We want to encourage children to work and play with others in a range of group situations. We want to develop the way children perform skills and apply rules and conventions for different activities. We want to show children how to improve the quality and control of their performance. We will teach children to recognise and describe how their bodies feel during exercise. We aim to develop children’s enjoyment of physical activity through creativity and imagination. We want all children to swim at least 25m confidently by the end of year 6. We want to develop an understanding in children of how to succeed in a range of physical activities, and how to evaluate their own success.
We work very closely with external PE coach to ensure high quality delivery and learning. We learn a range of different sports. We have access to different sports clubs.
Competition in lots of different sports is something that we thoroughly enjoy at Wood Lane Primary School.
We go to cross country, dodgeball, football, netball, rounders, athletics competitions.
We also take part in sports days.
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Sports Premium Strategy 2023 - 2024
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PE/Sports_Premium_Strategy.pdf
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Wood_Lane_Primary_School_PE_Sport_Premium_Strategy_2025-26.docx