What is Service Pupil Premium?

The Department for Education (DfE) introduced the Service Pupil Premium (SPP) in April 2011 to recognise the unique challenges faced by children from service families and to support the Government's commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Service Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to schools to support the pastoral, emotional and academic needs of children from Armed Forces families. Schools have flexibility in how they use this funding, enabling them to respond effectively to the specific needs of their service pupils.

Eligibility

Children from Reception to Year 11 are eligible for Service Pupil Premium if they meet one of the following criteria:

  • One parent is currently serving in the regular Armed Forces, including those serving in Full-Time Reserve Service.
  • The child has been recorded as a service child in a school census at any point during the previous six years.
  • One parent died while serving in the Armed Forces, and the child receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme.
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