The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers. In the 2016-17 financial year, Primary schools receive £1320 for every child registered as eligible for free school meals in the last six years. Schools will also receive £1,900 for each pupil identified in the spring school census as having left local-authority care because of 1 of the following: