Looked after children are one of the groups of pupils that attract pupil premium funding. Local authorities receive a pupil premium grant allocation, based on the number of children looked after for at least one day and aged 4 to 15 on 31st August.
This is additional funding provided to help improve the attainment of looked after children and close the attainment gap between this group and their peers. Virtual School Heads, working with education settings, should implement pupil premium arrangements in accordance with the latest conditions of grant published by the Department for Education and any supplementary departmental advice it issues.
