The Department for Education (DfE) allocates pupil premium funding to schools.   It is extra funding that schools receive to help disadvantaged children of all abilities perform better and close the attainment gap between them and other children in school.   Further information about pupil premium funding can be found on the DfE website here:

Speedwell Infant School produces an annual pupil premium strategy to reflect on the impact of pupil premium funding in the previous year and plan the use of pupil premium funding for the current year.   Please find below our pupil premium strategy for this year and a copy of last year’s for your information: