PDG Statement

2024-2025

The Pupil Deprivation Grant (PDG) is allocated to schools with pupils who come from low-income families and are currently known to be eligible for free school meals (e-FSM) and pupils who have been looked after continuously for more than six months (LAC). 

Schools are expected to make the best use of this funding to implement sustainable strategies that will quickly bring about changes for learners eligible for free school meals or who are LAC.

 As a school we have agreed the following three steps:  

1. to identify the target group of pupils, its characteristics and needs
2.  to plan interventions which make the most effective use of resources.
3. to monitor and evaluate the impact of resources and professional development.  

In 2024-25 Ysgol Penygroes was provided with a PDG allocation of £17,408. 

At Ysgol Penygroes we have a plan, agreed and monitored by Carmarthenshire Local Authority, to promote progress and remove barriers to learning for students eligible for this funding.

 We have used the funding available to: 

• increase level of staffing to ensure pupils in receipt of FSM can be well supported during their lessons.
• Use effective intervention programmes to support improvements in literacy and numeracy.
• Support pupils’ wellbeing through internal and external intervention programmes.