We are committed to providing the best possible education for every child. We believe that all children have a right to learn, achieve and succeed, and strive to ensure that every child reaches their true potential. No child should be left behind and we ensure this by making specific provision for children who may belong to vulnerable groups, including those who may be socially disadvantaged.  To help all families we have developed a policy of poverty proofing:

• School trips – costs have been supported, usually fully, by the Friends of the school over the past decade  .
• Residentials - subsided by Friends of Crosby and Sports Premium.
• School uniform – re-using 2^nd hand school uniform is actively encouraged & common practice - no charge is made.
• PE kit – as above.  Branded kit is not essential and shorts/joggers are not branded. 
• Stationery - we provide every child with all the resources they need for lessons.
• Food technology - we provide all the food need for cooking lessons.
• Swimming - no cost to families (we swim 2 x year).
• Peripatetic music lessons – a token voluntary contribution of £1 per term is requested per term for recorder tuition.  Instruments are loaned without charge for afterschool club tuition.
• After school / preschool club – Free to parents of low income families.
• ICT - all pupils have individual android and laptops in school.  Pupil premium pupils gifted laptops.
• Fundraising for charity - we only have 1 or 2 events per year.
• School lunches – parents are protected from the full cost of school lunches, which are heavily subsidised at £2.80.
• Homework - before setting we ensure all pupils have access to appropriate ICT at home, and if not, a laptop would be made available or alternative homework set.
• Team sports kit - provided by school

What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to help schools which must be used to support children from low income and other disadvantaged families. This is because national statistical evidence shows that it is these children which form the majority of those pupils who may not succeed in education and whose adult life chances may then be seriously affected.

Pupil Premium funding is primarily aimed at children who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). This includes any child who has been registered for FSM in the past 6 years. Funding also covers children in care who have been looked after continuously for more than 6 months, while a smaller “Service Premium” has also been introduced for children whose parents are serving with the armed forces.

Pupil Premium At Crosby Ravensworth 

Full details of our Pupil Premium strategy for the current school year can be found in the document below which provides details of the amount of Pupil Premium funding we currently receive and how it is used. It provides a statement of our intent, the challenges faced and our intended outcomes, along with a breakdown of how funding will be spent. It also reviews details the impact that our pupil premium activity had on pupils in the last academic year.