Pupil Premium and Music Development Plan

Introduced in 2011, the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is additional government money given to publicly funded schools in England to help disadvantaged young people do well at school and narrow the gap, both in school and nationally, between them and their peers.

Research shows that students who are entitled to Pupil Premium face challenges such as poor language and communication skills, less family support, lack of confidence, and issues with attendance and punctuality.

The funding is allocated to schools for students from Reception to Year 11 who have registered for free school meals in the last six years, and young people who are in care or have parents in the Armed Forces.

Schools are free to choose how to spend their Pupil Premium money. This may include funding extra classroom support, maths and literacy catch-up sessions, educational trips, music lessons or learning resources.

For a detailed breakdown of how Streatley Primary's Pupil Premium was spent and its impact on the lives and education of students, click on the attachments below.

Pupil Premium and Free School Meals

Since 2018, pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) have been subject to transitional protection while Universal Credit was rolled out.

In 2025, the government announced changes to the way FSM will be structured from September 2026. Part of this announcement was that all pupils who are currently eligible will have their transitional protection ended and will be re-verified for the new FSM categories.

Changes from September 2026

In addition to the end of transitional protection, the government has now announced two new categories of free school meals:

Targeted – pupils from families on Universal Credit with an income threshold
Extended – pupils from families on Universal Credit with no income threshold

Targeted meals:

Same income criteria as current free school meals (income under £7,400 per year)
Will attract pupil premium and Ever 6 (now called FSM6)
Pupils will be eligible for HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) programmes
Pupils will be eligible for extended rights in the free home to school travel policy

Expanded meals:

For all families who receive any Universal Credit payment
Will not attract pupil premium and aren’t included in deprivation funding in the national funding formula
Pupils will not qualify for extended rights in home to school travel and aren’t eligible for HAF programmes.

For more information or to apply, please click here.