Pupil Premium Funding is an additional government grant provided to state-funded schools in England to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. This funding is not a personal budget for individual pupils and can be used to support a variety of needs, such as training and professional development, recruitment and retention of teachers, and personalised support like tutoring and intervention programs. The funding is allocated to schools based on the number of eligible pupils and is intended to help schools narrow the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.