What is the Pupil Premium Grant?

The Pupil Premium Grant is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England; it comprises of a Pupil Premium and a Service Pupil Premium. The Pupil Premium is granted to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and close the gap between them and their peers. The Service Pupil Premium is granted to support children with parents in the armed forces and is mainly for pastoral support during challenging times and to help mitigate the negative impact on service children of family mobility or parental deployment.