School funding & charging
This page explains how we use government funding like Pupil Premium and PE & Sport Premium to support disadvantaged pupils, along with information on what we charge for and how families can access financial support where it's needed.
Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium is additional government funding aimed at improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, including children from low-income families, children in care, and children of armed service personnel.
At Staverton, we're committed to ensuring every child achieves their full potential through high-quality classroom teaching, targeted academic support, and wider strategies that remove barriers to learning – whether that's identifying gaps early, providing 1:1 or small-group intervention, or making sure every child can take part in trips, clubs, and enrichment activities regardless of their family's circumstances.
Our current strategy (2024–2027) sets out how we're targeting five key challenges: accelerating progress in English and maths (particularly spelling, oracy, and arithmetic fluency), supporting children's social, emotional and mental health needs, building engagement with reading for pleasure, removing financial barriers to enrichment and extra-curricular activities, and improving attendance among disadvantaged learners.
We currently have 49 children on roll receiving Pupil Premium – 23.4% of our school – and receive £80,300 in funding this academic year, spent across teaching (£48,830), targeted academic support (£17,750), and wider strategies including wellbeing, attendance, and enrichment (£13,750).
PE and Sport Premium
Our Mission Statement for Sport
At Staverton, every child has the opportunity to learn fundamental movement skills in an enjoyable way, while building an understanding of a healthy, active lifestyle. We aim to inspire confidence, leadership, and cognitive skills through high-quality PE lessons, and to embed a lifelong positive attitude to participation and competition.
2025–2026 funding and spending
Impact
Year 6 swimming (2025–2026)
Previous year (2024–2025)
Last year, we received £18,230 in PE and Sport Premium funding (£100.03 remained unspent at year end), which was spent across CPD and external coaching (£4,788), internal activities including equipment, membership fees, and school-based clubs and competitions (£12,419.10), and external activities and competitions (£922.87).
Spending was again targeted at pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, and delivered a positive impact across staff confidence, pupil engagement, and participation. Year 6 pupils that year achieved 58% for swimming 25m, 72% for a range of strokes, and 49% for safe self-rescue.
What we charge for
We want every family to understand clearly what's asked of them, what's charged, and what's optional – so here's how we approach the cost of school life, in three parts.
Voluntary contributions
For day trips and visits that form part of the school curriculum, we ask parents for a voluntary contribution towards the cost. This is genuinely voluntary: no child will be treated differently, or excluded from a trip, because their family hasn't contributed. Attendance is never made conditional on payment.
Charges under our charging and remissions policy
Some costs can be charged directly, in line with our Charging and Remissions Policy:
- Residential visits – because these include board and lodging, we normally ask families to cover the cost of the residential element, with support available for eligible families (see Remissions, below)
- Swimming – swimming that forms part of the curriculum can't be charged for as an educational activity during school hours. Any additional costs, such as transport, are dealt with under our usual charging arrangements
Optional extras
Some services are optional and arranged directly with the school, but paid for separately by parents who choose them – for example, individual or small-group music tuition.
Occasional charges may also apply for other optional activities or resources. Rather than publish an exhaustive price list here, we deal with these individually as they arise – if you have a question about a specific cost, please contact the school office.
Wrap-Around Care pricing is covered on our dedicated Wrap-Around Care page.
Remissions – financial support for families
Families who meet the relevant criteria – particularly those eligible for Pupil Premium or benefits-related Free School Meals – may be entitled to a reduction or remission of certain charges, in line with our Charging and Remissions Policy. Support doesn't necessarily apply to every type of charge – for example, optional extras like privately arranged music tuition are treated differently from school trips and residential visits.
If you think you may be entitled to financial support with the cost of a school trip or residential visit, please contact the school office in confidence. We will be happy to discuss the support available.
There's no need for a complicated process – just get in touch with the school office or Headteacher, and we'll check eligibility and explain what support is available. Requests are always handled sensitively and confidentially, and there's no reason to feel embarrassed about asking for help. As soon as a trip or residential is announced, please contact us as early as you can, so arrangements can be made before any payment deadline.
