Primary schools are given a pupil premium for:
- Children in Reception to Year 6 who are, or have ever been, entitled to free school meals based on their family income: £1320 per pupil, per school year
- From April 2020 the new rates will be: £1,345 per primary-aged pupil
- Children in care: £2300 per pupil, per school year
- Children previously in care who have been adopted, or who have a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order: £2300 per pupil, per school year
- From April 2020, the new rate will be £2,345 per eligible pupil
- Children recorded as being from service families: £300 per pupil, per school year
- From April 2020 the new service premium rate will be £310 per head.