According to the Department for Education the increase in funding from £430 to £488 per pupil is due to fewer than expected children registering for free school meals this year, which makes them eligible for the pupil premium.
Children who have been in care for more than six months also qualify for the pupil premium, as do children whose parents are serving in the armed forces who who will continue to receive £200 each.
The pupil premium is intended to help schools close the gap between the attainment of children from low-income families and their peers, for example, by providing one-to-one tuition or reducing class sizes.
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