Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium Funding?

The Pupil Premium is grant funding and is in addition to the School’s Delegated Budget. It is allocated to children from low-income families and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months.

Pupil Premium Funding is used to raise attainment, promote social skills, independent learning and positive behaviour in order to increase the attainment of these disadvantaged pupils and diminish the difference between them and their peers.

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most. In most cases the Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is for the school to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent. However, schools will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.

At Drapers Mills Primary Academy: 

• We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all of the pupils.
• We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.
• In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged.
• We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals.

Pupil Premium Statement of Intent: 2025–2026

At Drapers Mills Primary Academy, we believe that every child, regardless of their background or challenges, deserves the opportunity to flourish. Drapers Mills is a welcoming, nurturing, inclusive learning environment with a strong sense of belonging. Guided by our core values of Ambition, Respect, and Kindness, our intent is to ensure that disadvantaged pupils receive the highest quality of education and care. 

• We have high expectations and we are ambitious for all our pupils, enabling them to achieve their full potential. 

• We promote mutual respect by treating others as you would like to be treated and celebrate differences.

• We are kind, friendly, helpful and considerate of other people's feelings.   

We are a school where staff are united as Team Drapers! We act as a champion for all children, their families, and the wider community, working tirelessly to celebrate the rich diversity that defines our school.

Our Ultimate Goal: To bridge the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, ensuring that every member of Team Drapers leaves us with the skills, confidence, and ambition to succeed in the next stage of their education.

Pupil Premium Strategy

Applying for Pupil Premium

Parents can check to see of they qualify for free school meals here 

As a designated EEF (Education Endowment Foundation) Research School within TKAT Multi-Academy Trust, Hampshire Research School are uniquely positioned to lead evidence-informed change across our educational community.

We have launched a comprehensive, rolling programme of strategic support specifically designed to refine and enhance Pupil Premium (PP) strategies. By the conclusion of 2027, this ambitious initiative will have provided all 29 primary schools in our trust with a profound, research-driven depth of learning.

Our core mission is to empower leaders and teachers with the expertise required to close the attainment gap and significantly improve life outcomes for socio-economically disadvantaged children.