What is the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG)?

Pupil Premium funding was introduced in April 2011 as additional funding to the main school budget to support Looked After Children (LAC), those children eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), service children, those who are adopted from care and those who need additional literacy or numeracy support. It is up to the school to determine how the funding is used, but its primary aim is to support some of our more vulnerable learners. As a school we continually strive to ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all our students. Not all students are eligible for FSM and so the school will at times use the funding to support a wider range of students who have been identified as vulnerable or disadvantaged in some way. You can check whether your child is eligible for The Pupil Premium, here

Our aim at Weston Secondary School is to ensure that all our students, including those where circumstances may put them at a disadvantage to their peers, have a happy, safe and effective learning environment. From this, we hope they can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful, both during their time with us and in later life.

At Weston Secondary School we are committed to maximising the life chances of all our students. It is our aim, therefore, for all our students to make excellent progress, both academically and in their wider development. We are committed to following an evidence-based approach when developing our Pupil Premium strategy and therefore follow guidance and recommendations from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)’s Guide to the Pupil Premium. 

In line with these EEF recommendations, we have adopted a ‘tiered approach’ to allocating our use of the funding, as detailed in the below graphic, adapted from the EEF model:

As a school we continually strive to ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all our students and appropriate provision is in place for those who need it most. Not all of these students are eligible for Free School Meals, and we will, at times, use the funding to support a wider range of students to achieve their very best.

It is the ambition of Weston Secondary School to eradicate any gap in the attainment and achievement of students and for disadvantaged students to achieve and be as successful as their non-disadvantaged peers.

For more information, please contact WSS at info@westonsecondary.co.uk – if you are not sure whether your child is eligible for Free School Meals or would like more information about how you should go about claiming an entitlement, please contact our School Reception in confidence.

Pupil Premium 2025-2028