At Roundwood, we hold high aspirations for all children. We believe all children should be given every opportunity to reach their full potential. In order to allow every child to flourish, we endeavour to provide personalised learning opportunities. 

We recognise that some pupils are entitled to the pupil premium funding and we use this money to ensure the children are being provided with wider opportunities to diminish the gaps between them and their peers. The money is spent on each child to ensure their needs are met – this can be academic, social or emotional targeted support. 

Our priorities include:

• ensuring all pupils can access the curriculum;
• supporting all children to feel secure and happy at school;
• providing additional teaching and learning opportunities;
• supporting children’s needs;
• providing extra-curricular learning;
• providing a wide range of first had experiences for children to draw on;
• supporting and extending more able pupils.

What is the pupil premium funding?

The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) was introduced in 2011. The funding, received as an additional sum to the general annual grant (calculated using the total number of children on roll), is based on school census figures for the following children:

• Those eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the past six years
• Those who have been adopted, or have a special guardianship, residence or child arrangement order in place

• Those recorded as service children or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence.

Eligibility for Free School Meals

Families who are in receipt of one or more of the following criteria below are entitled to Free School Meals. To unlock this vital funding that the school can use to support your child, please use the registration link below:

• Income support
• Income based Jobseeker’s allowance
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of Pension credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more that £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on, paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal credit

Additional Funding Registration Form

Parents/carers can register for free school meals by completing a short online form using this link: FSM/PP Form

or by visiting the school office for support with a paper copy.

Please click the link below to read Roundwood's Pupil Premium Strategy (Updated for 2023/2024)