What is Early Years Pupil Premium?
Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years pre-school settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3- and 4 year-olds including, but not restricted to, those adopted from care.
Each eligible child will receive £387.60, this equates to 68p per hour per child extra. Spread across 38 weeks@15 hours (570 hours). It is intended to help us try to close the attainment gap between the most disadvantaged pupils and their peers, (in Primary Schools this increases to £1,480 per pupil).
Who are our eligible children?
Eligibility criteria are that families need to meet one of the following criteria:
Eligibility will need to be checked annually to ensure circumstances haven’t changed.
Number of children eligible this term | Autumn 24 - 64/114 children 56% |
Amount of EYPP received per pupil | £387.60 |
Expected EYPP income | £9,139.20 (Autumn 24) |
How will we use EYPP to overcome barriers in 2024-2025?
Download our 2024-25 EYPP Strategy Statement
What is our philosophy relating to ‘closing the gap’?
Our core values promote the achievement of all pupils. Therefore we believe that we should be seeking ways to improve outcomes for all children through individualised approaches that are timely and have impact (long term as well as short term). Children who are eligible for EYPP should not be stereotyped as having less potential to succeed.
Poverty and Wellbeing: World Health Organisation definition of health:
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
• Hunger, fuel poverty, access to services
• Health issues facing our families / support and information about services and benefits / integrate services (eg Nursery nurse)
Early Years Pupil Premium for 2023-24 (last academic year)
How the early years pupil premium allocation was spent:
Number of children eligible in 2023-24 | 83/140 (59%) |
Amount of EYPP received per pupil | £353.40 - £387.60 |
Total EYPP income received | £19,260.90 |
The impact of that expenditure on eligible and other pupils
Typically, we prioritise first-hand experiences, visitors and visits to enrich children's experiences. We are still experiencing a level of developmental delay related to the Covid-19 pandemic and we have prioritised funding in Prime areas of learning; children's language, their physical development and their personal and social development.
Our data for July 2024 shows that children in receipt of EYPP made rapid and sustained progress up to exit, despite having significant levels of delay. They made similar levels of progress as non-EYPP children. Most EYPP children left at expected levels of development (30-50 months secure) and some exceeding (40-60 months emerging and within). See our Strategy Statement (above) for more detail.
When is the next strategy review due?
November 2025
Early Years Pupil Premium averages (last 3 years)
EYPP figures fluctuate and increase across a school year (September - July)
We have lower numbers of children in Autumn Term and therefore lower EYPP. Numbers increase with a January intake and then increase again if we have an April intake. Please note these figures are FINANCIAL YEAR
Financial Year (April - March) |
Average EYFS Pupil Premium Amount
|
Number of EYPP children (July figures) |
Number of EYPP children (December figures) |
Number of EYPP children (March figures) |
Average % EYPP |
23/24 | £19,260 | 83 (59%) | 31 (55%) | 43 (51%) | 59% |
22/23 | £11,580 | 53 (57%) | 25 (60%) | 37 (60%) | 59% |
21/22 | £15,809 | 76 (72%) | 39 (55%) | 42 (49%) | 59% |