Pupil Premium at Wynndale

Pupil Premium money is additional funding which is allocated to schools to be used to support children who belong to groups which are vulnerable to underachievement. This includes children who are entitled to free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. The purpose of this funding is to accelerate progress and raise attainment.

Think you might be eligible for Free School Meals?

We want to make sure as many eligible pupils as possible are claiming their free school meals. Use the link below to access the Nottinghamshire County Council Free School Meal web page.

Free school meals and milk | Nottinghamshire County Council(opens in new tab)

The application process will use the Department for Education’s free school meals eligibility checking system to determine eligibility.

To apply, you will need to register and provide:

• your National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service Reference Number
• your last name
• your date of birth

Pupil Premium is paid to schools for:

• Pupils recorded on the October School Census who were eligible for and receiving Free School Meals (FSM);
• Pupils who have been eligible and receiving FSM at any time in the last six years, known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’;
• Children who have been Looked After in public care (LAC) for at least one day as recorded in the March 2014 Children Looked After Data Return;
• Children Adopted from Care (Post-LAC) under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and children who have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order;
• A grant is also paid to the school for children from service families.

Schools receive the following grants (2025-2026):

• £1,515 for each pupil in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 FSM
• £2,630 for each looked-after children (LAC) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority
• £2, 630 for each child who has ceased to be looked after by a local authority in England and Wales because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order
• £350 for each pupil in year groups reception to year 11 recorded as a Service Child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence

For the financial year 2025-2026, Wynndale Primary School received £54,465 in Pupil Premium funding.

How we plan to spend that money is outlined in our pupil Premium Strategy

The amount of money allocated to schools under Pupil Premium is clearly identifiable. It is, however, at the discretion of the school to decide how it is spent, since they are in the best position to assess what intervention strategies or additional support will be most effective to support their individual pupils to make progress. The provision to which funds have been allocated has been decided based on rigorous research about interventions which have the most impact. The Education Endowment Fund (EEF) Teaching and Learning Toolkit has been used to prioritise spending based on potential impact. We also look at best practice in other successful schools.

All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being used, and the impact of any work done.

Our intention is that all pupils, irrespective of the challenges they face, make good progress and achieve attainment across all areas of the curriculum. The focus of our pupil premium strategy is to support disadvantaged pupils to achieve that goal, including progress for those pupils who are already high attainers.

See how we use our Pupil Premium in the report below.