Pupil Premium

At Longnor CE Primary School, our vision of ‘Together, we inspire a lifelong love of learning’ permeates through all that we do. Supporting each and every child to achieve their best in academic subjects and through extra-curricular activities remains our priority whilst developing independence, outdoor learning in a happy environment.

Some disadvantaged children have barriers to their learning such as support at home, language difficulties, communication skills, lack of confidence, more frequent behaviour difficulties or attendance issues. All challenges are varied and there isn’t one size that fits all; therefore, our intent is to provide bespoke, focused support for the individuals at Longnor CE Primary School.

Our ultimate objectives are:

To narrow the attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils.
To support our children’s health and wellbeing to enable them to access learning at an appropriate level.
To ensure that all children have access to a range of extra-curricular activities in order to inspire their lifelong love of learning beyond the classroom.

We aim to do this through:

Ensuring that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all pupils.
Ensure that all receive a high-quality education through good or better teaching.
Targeting interventions (groups and 1:1 support) to accelerate progress towards end of year objectives.
Social support groups/1:1 to promote health and wellbeing.
Support payment for activities, educational visits and residential trips. Ensure that all children experience memorable learning experiences in and out of the classroom.

How the funding is spent and the impact it has

Pupil Premium funding is designed to provide schools with additional resources to support potentially vulnerable children, such as those who are Looked After or those on Free School Meals.

Current spending is based on the idea of providing additional class support to each eligible child using a simple formula. At the moment, this is equivalent to 2 hours teaching assistant support per week for each child. The children will be supported through targeted intervention either in small groups or within the class lessons. Funding is also used towards class trips and music lessons.

In line with DfE performance tables the data for disadvantaged children is supressed, as individuals could be identified. The progress of all groups of pupils is carefully monitored through internal tracking, so that the impact of Pupil Premium funding can be evaluated and targeted as necessary.

For a more detailed breakdown of the spending and consequent impact of the Pupil Premium funding please click on the link below.

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2025-26

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2024-25 revised

Registering for Pupil Premium

From September 2026 the eligibility for Free School Meals (FSM) is changing, which means that more families will become eligible.
What’s new?
All children registered with state-funded schools whose household receives Universal Credit will be able to get a free school meal. There will be two categories of benefits-based free school meals, known as ‘Targeted FSM’ or ‘Expanded FSM’:
Targeted FSM
• which continues to be based on the existing threshold, covering children who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Households may also be entitled to a meal if they:
• are in receipt of Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• receive the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• meet criteria set out in separate guidance for families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) families with no recourse to public funds.
Children eligible under Targeted FSM will be eligible for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, possible assistance with Home to School Transport (HTST) and extra funding for their school such as pupil premium.
Expanded FSM
• a new category covering meals only, for children who do not qualify for Targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit.

New Applications
Applications under the new criteria can start from 24 June 2026. Children that are approved for Targeted FSM will be eligible from the date the application is processed and children approved for Expanded FSM will be eligible from 1 September 2026.
Free School Meals applications can be made using the Shropshire online portal. Please scan the code below, or use the following link Apply for free school meals | Shropshire Council.

If you have previously applied online for a school admission place, 24U funding or FSM, please use the same login details. If you have an email address, the online application is the quickest and easiest way to apply. The Council’s Shropshire Local Team are available to help with access to the online application. Alternatively, you can call our Customer Services on 0345 678 9008 who will be able to take the details for an application over the phone.