Sutton Primary School is set to receive £62,400 next year through the pupil premium – the money given to schools to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. By 2015 our local primary school will have received £143,820 in pupil premium funding since the scheme was introduced by the Liberal Democrats in government. The pupil premium is intended to help children from less advantaged background catch up academically with their peers – and new figures suggest this is working.