Work by Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government has meant schools in Stockport borough have an extra £6.9 million next year, as part of the Lib Dem Pupil Premium policy.
The pupil premium was one of four policy priorities that the Liberal Democrats put on the front page of their 2010 General Election manifesto.
It is designed to give a cash boost of £900 per pupil straight to children from disadvantaged backgrounds through their schools.
Lib Dems believe that for too long, social background has been a deciding factor in a child’s chances for the future. The pupil premium is designed to help prevent children being held back by poverty and disadvantage.
The extra money will mean schools all around Stockport receiving extra money, including Adswood Primary School which will receive an extra £107,100, Westmorland Primary in Brinnington which will get £234,900 extra, Banks Lane schools which get an extra £83,700 and Stockport Academy, which gets an extra £261,000 for the next year.
Liberal Democrat Schools Minister, David Laws said:
“We are already seeing across the country how the Pupil Premium is making a difference to children’s lives. Extra tuition, better IT resources and closer work with parents are all examples of how the Pupil Premium is being used to support the most disadvantaged pupils and benefit all their classmates too.
“That’s why I’m so pleased that, next year, we’ll be extending the Pupil Premium to another half a million children, and increasing the money that schools get to £900 per pupil.
“This means that, as a result of Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government, more children will get a better start in life.”
See which schools are set to benefit and by how much here:
| Abingdon Primary School | £53,100 |
| Adswood Primary School | £107,100 |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | £81,000 |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple | £32,400 |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport | £81,000 |
| Arden Primary School | £69,300 |
| Banks Lane Infant School | £27,000 |
| Banks Lane Junior School | £56,700 |
| Bolshaw Primary School | £12,600 |
| Bradshaw Hall Primary School | £49,500 |
| Bramhall High School | £137,700 |
| Bredbury Green Primary School | £123,300 |
| Bridge Hall Primary School | £77,400 |
| Broadstone Hall Primary School | £72,900 |
| Brookside Primary School | £7,200 |
| Cale Green Primary School | £52,200 |
| Cheadle Catholic Infant School | £7,200 |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior School | £18,000 |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | £56,700 |
| Cheadle Hulme High School | £168,300 |
| Cheadle Primary School | £37,800 |
| Dial Park Primary School | £102,600 |
| Didsbury Road Primary School | £33,300 |
| Etchells Primary School | £37,800 |
| Fairway Primary School | £30,600 |
| Gatley Primary School | £36,000 |
| Great Moor Infant School | £13,500 |
| Great Moor Junior School | £34,200 |
| Greave Primary School | £27,000 |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | £134,100 |
| Hazel Grove High School | £179,100 |
| Hazel Grove Primary School | £62,100 |
| High Lane Primary School | £9,900 |
| Hursthead Infant School | £0 |
| Hursthead Junior School | £12,600 |
| Ladybridge Primary School | £84,600 |
| Ladybrook Primary School | £5,400 |
| Lane End Primary School | £7,200 |
| Lark Hill Primary School | £76,500 |
| Ludworth Primary School | £24,300 |
| Lum Head Primary School | £21,600 |
| Marple Hall School – A Specialist Language College | £189,000 |
| Meadowbank Primary School | £79,200 |
| Mellor Primary School | £5,400 |
| Mersey Vale Primary School | £34,200 |
| Moorfield Primary School | £36,900 |
| Moss Hey Primary School | £8,100 |
| Nevill Road Infant School | £16,200 |
| Nevill Road Junior School | £34,200 |
| Norbury Hall Primary School | £12,600 |
| Norris Bank Primary School | £20,700 |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary School | £4,500 |
| Offerton School | £27,000 |
| Orrishmere Primary School | £11,700 |
| Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School | £54,000 |
| Outwood Primary School | £36,900 |
| Pownall Green Primary School | £15,300 |
| Priestnall School | £147,600 |
| Prospect Vale Primary School | £19,800 |
| Queen’s Road Primary School | £13,500 |
| Queensgate Primary School | £9,900 |
| Reddish Vale Technology College | £461,700 |
| Romiley Primary School | £51,300 |
| Rose Hill Primary School | £78,300 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | £63,900 |
| St Anne’s Roman Catholic High School, Stockport | £192,600 |
| St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School | £70,200 |
| St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School | £32,400 |
| St Elisabeth’s Church of England Primary School | £41,400 |
| St George’s Church of England Primary School | £61,200 |
| St James’ Catholic High School – A Specialist Humanities College | £91,800 |
| St John’s Church of England Primary School | £21,600 |
| St Joseph’s Stockport Catholic Primary School | £35,100 |
| St Mark’s Church of England Primary School | £82,800 |
| St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Marple Bridge | £8,100 |
| St Mary’s Church of England Primary School | £37,800 |
| St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport | £45,000 |
| St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School | £70,200 |
| St Paul’s Church of England Primary School Brinnington | £88,200 |
| St Peter’s Catholic Primary School | £9,900 |
| St Philip’s Catholic Primary School | £17,100 |
| St Simon’s Catholic Primary School | £24,300 |
| St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel | £21,600 |
| St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School Stockport | £66,600 |
| St Winifred’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport | £21,600 |
| St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Reddish | £66,600 |
| Stockport Academy | £261,000 |
| Stockport School | £217,800 |
| The Kingsway School | £273,600 |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | £28,800 |
| Tithe Barn Primary School | £9,900 |
| Torkington Primary School | £19,800 |
| Vale View Primary School | £182,700 |
| Vernon Park Primary School | £70,200 |
| Warren Wood Primary School | £27,000 |
| Werneth School | £288,000 |
| Westmorland Primary School | £234,900 |
| Whitehill Primary School | £55,800 |
| Woodley Primary School | £54,000 |
| Other (including Service Children) | £419,700 |
