Pupil premium

Pupil premium

Schools receive special funding to invest in support for more disadvantaged pupils, so that all children have the best chance possible of reaching their academic potential.  Introduced in 2011, pupil premium funding is based on the number of pupils in a school who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as 'Ever 6 FSM').  Schools also receive funding for some other children, for instance looked after children or children of service personnel.  The criteria are not necessarily the same every year.

Like other schools, Ashton publishes the amount of funding it has received, details of how it has spent that funding, and reports what difference it has made.  Below is that information for the past full academic year, and the school's allocation and objectives for 2015/16.  Note that the latter will be updated when the 2016/17 financial year figures are made available to us in spring 2016.


Pupil premium 2014/15

Number of eligible children:9Total school allocation:£16,250

The fund was used as follows:

Key stage 2 outcomes for pupil premium children

This data has been suppressed to protect children from being identified from the data of a small cohort. For more detail, please see the full explanation as to why this happens on the Key Stage 2 Outcomes page.


Pupil premium 2015/16

Number of eligible children:8Total school allocation:£15,000

Pupil premium grant objectives:

The fund will be used as follows: