Pupil Premium Strategy

Students who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in their school career have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible. In 2009-10 GCSE statistics showed that around a third of students who have been on Free School Meals in the previous six years achieved five or more A*- C grades, compared to more than two thirds of their fellow students.

At St James Primary School, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of attainment, will be used to inform progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention.

Schools receive designated pupil premium funding to support vulnerable children within the school.  Schools are free to decide how to allocate this funding to best support and raise the attainment for the most vulnerable pupils.