Pupil Premium Statement 2019-2020

The Government provides pupil premium funding which is additional to main school funding.  Its purpose is to help address national inequalities between the achievements of children eligible for free school meals or children in care when compared with their peers.

In the 2019-2020 financial year schools will receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years.

£1320 for primary aged pupils            £935 for secondary aged pupils

Sunderland Virtual School will also receive £2300 for each looked after pupil who:

• Has been looked after for one day or more
• Was adopted from care, or left care under a special guardianship order or a residence order.

Sunderland Virtual School allocates this money to the Link School according to the numbers of looked after children on roll during the academic year.

In 2018/19 the Link School, Tudor Grove received £25,000 in Pupil Premium Funding

• Was adopted from care, or left care under a special guardianship order or a residence order.

In 2017/19 the Link School, Pallion received £45,00 in Pupil Premium Funding.

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You can read our full  Pupil Premium Statement by downloading the PDF below:

  Pupil Premium Statement – PDF