Purpose
Publicly-funded schools in England get extra funding from the government to help them improve the attainment of their disadvantaged pupils. The pupil premium grant is designed to allow schools to help disadvantaged pupils by improving their progress and the exam results they achieve.
Eligibility
Schools get pupil premium funding based on the number of pupils they have from the following groups:
- Free school meals or those who have claimed free school meals in the last 6 years.
- Looked-after and previously looked-after children – pupils who has left local authority care through adoption, a special guardianship order or child arrangements order.
Service premium
The service premium is not part of the pupil premium as the rules to attract the service premium are different, but schools do receive support to help pastoral support for students that have parents:
- serving in HM Forces
- retired on a pension from the Ministry of Defence
Source: www.gov.uk
Lushtrust – The Shaftesbury School Foundation, Shastonian Travel Transport Trust, John Foyle Charity, William Williams Charity, Sixth Form Students only – 16-19 Bursary
Lushtrust – The Shaftesbury School Foundation
In the last 10 years, current and former Shaftesbury School students have benefited from almost £1 million in Foundation funding. This has helped staff and students to improve learning opportunities and raise aspirations. They fund current students, leaving students and former students. Funding could be for:
- Books & Equipment
- Trips & Courses
- Hardship & Aspiration
If you wish to apply, then please visit http://lushtrust.org/
Shastonian Travel Transport Trust
Financial support for students with their post school education, training and employment. Also support with travel to access opportunities abroad (such as gap year or volunteering projects). Information and how to apply are linked here.
John Foyle Charity
They offer the general relief of financial hardship affecting individuals living in Shaftesbury, Melbury and Cann. Their aim is to offer general financial support to families when things are tough.
Here are some examples of the grants they have recently made:
- Computer equipment
- Employment training costs
- Hospital travel expenses
- Purchase of books and tools
If you wish to apply, then please visit www.johnfoyles.org.uk/
When completing an application, you are required to include a sponsor to help support the decision for funding. The school would happily be the sponsor, should you need us to do so.
William Williams Charity
The charity offers general financial relief for those in need. It also offers educational applications to support students attending College or University. It can only offer support to residents in Shaftesbury, with a home postcode of SP7 8…
If you wish to apply, then please visit https://www.williamwilliams.org.uk/how-to-apply/
Sixth Form Students only – 16-19 Bursary
The 16-19 Bursary Fund is used to support students remaining in post-16 education when financial issues might impact on their time in the Sixth Form. We aim to do this in the following ways.
- Students who the government has identified as ‘highly vulnerable’ such as students looked after by the local authority, care leavers, students who receive Income Support [in their own right] and those entitled to both Employment Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance will receive a bursary of £1,200 in six half-termly instalments.
- Students who are eligible for free school meals or who come from families with a household income of below £26,000 will be able to apply for assistance to meet educational needs such as the cost of transport to school, equipment and educational visits. Please note it is not guaranteed that the fund will be sufficient to pay all needs in full.
- If sufficient funds are available we may also be able to provide some support to students on a family income of £26,000-30,000.
To apply, please visit https://shaftesburyschool.co.uk/sixth-form/useful-publications/ or pop into/email the Sixth Form Office and chat to a member of staff.
Staff Contact Details
If you wish to discuss the Pupil Premium Grant or Free School Meals further, please contact Mr Motteram (Assistant Headteacher) or Rebecca Yeo (Groups Progress Leader) using the below details:
Michael.Motteram@ShaftesburySchool.co.uk
Free School Meals
Apply Here
If you require support with applying, please contact the school.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement
2020/21
Expenditure Report
2020/21
Measuring the Impact of the Pupil Premium Expenditure 2020-2021