Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to children from low-income families who are known to be eligible for Free School Meals and Children Looked After by the Local Authority.  Eligibility for the Pupil Premium for 2012/13 was extended to students who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years.

Pupil Premium funding at Highfields is focused on supporting children from low-income families and other target groups to be fully engaged with school, raise their achievement and ensure they make at least similar progress to their peers.

In 2024/25 Highfields has 477 students eligible for Pupil Premium for whom we receive approximately £462,9848 This funding is allocated to the following initiatives:

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Raising Achievement

  • Additional teaching staff in core subjects

  • One-to-one tuition

  • Saturday and Holiday School targeted teaching

  • Additional one to one support

  • Individual and small group Literacy teaching

  • Individual and small group Numeracy teaching

  • Targeted interventions

  • Smaller teaching groups in core subjects

Raising Aspirations

  • Raising Aspirations Programme

  • Mentoring Programmes

  • Supported School Uniform

  • Extended Learning Programme

  • Sport, Performance, Outdoor Education & other Enrichment Opportunities

The Pupil Premium Strategy Plan is reviewed and updated between June and September each year.

“It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium allocated to schools per Free School Meal pupil is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.”
— Department for Education