Ofsted's definition of 'disadvantaged pupils'
The School Inspection Handbook defines disadvantaged pupils as those:
- With special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection
- Receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker
- Who meet the criteria for pupil premium funding, including:
- Pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last 6 years
- Looked-after children or previously looked-after children
- Children who left care through adoption or another formal route
This is set out in paragraph 18 of the inspection handbook.
Children in need of help and protection are a legally defined group of children, assessed by social workers as needing help and protection as a result of risks to their development or health, or who have a disability.
Ofsted evaluates your provision across multiple areas
Inspectors will take into account the learning and progress of disadvantaged pupils (as defined above) , when evaluating your:
Ofsted looks at your curriculum as