Pupil premium

The EYPP is extra funding to support disadvantaged children in your early years provision. Get to grips with who is eligible and how much funding you can receive.

Get to grips with your pupil premium reporting requirements, and see examples of other schools' strategy statements.

Read our 1-minute summary of the pupil premium and download it to share with your colleagues.

Read advice on using case studies to show how you're spending the pupil premium, and download our templates to help you write your own.

Understand which pupils are eligible for the pupil premium funding and how the categories are defined. Find out how to access the list of eligible pupils and see the amounts allocated for 2026-27.

Feel confident as the pupil premium lead in your school with our list of everything you need to do, including what data you should monitor, how you should report back to your governing board and how to track pupil progress.

Find out when you'll receive your payments and how to estimate your allocation for the full academic year.

Be clear on the purpose of the pupil premium funding, as well as how you must allocate funds and how to use the DfE's 'menu of approaches'. Find out about the extra considerations for looked-after and previously looked-after children.