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Pupil premium: eligibility and funding rates

Understand which pupils are eligible for the pupil premium funding and how the categories are defined. Also, find out how to access the list of eligible pupils and see the amounts allocated for 2025-26.

Last reviewed on 25 March 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. See the list of eligible pupils for your school
  2. Per pupil funding rates 
  3. Group definitions and allocation methods
  4. Recording pupils as 'Ever 6'
  5. How to prove previously LAC eligibility

See the list of eligible pupils for your school

This is available through the Get Information About Pupils (GIAP) service that you can access with your DfE sign-in account.

Per pupil funding rates 

Your school is allocated the pupil premium for eligible pupils aged 4 and over, in year groups from reception to year 11.

Allocations are based on the:

  • October 2024 school census, for mainstream and special schools
  • January 2025 school census, for pupil referral units (PRUs) and alternative provision (AP) academies

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