We are delighted to have have approximately 40% of our children from Service families at Colerne Church of England Primary School.  In order to support their needs, schools receive some extra funding called ‘Service Pupil Premium’ (SPP).

Pupils attract the SPP if they meet one of the following criteria:

• One of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces (including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full time reserve).
• One of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme.
• They have been registered as a ‘service child’ on the January school census at any point since 2016.

If your child is eligible for SPP funding, you can let us know via the school office or email: admin@colerne.wilts.sch.uk.

Please click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information on how we use SPP funding to support our children from Services families at Colerne Church of England Primary School.

Useful documents and links

Army Welfare: We have developed positive local links with The Army Welfare Service Community Support team with aim of delivering joint projects in school.

Little Troopers: Little Troopers are a registered charity supporting all children with parents serving in the British Armed Forces, regular or reserve. They provide fundamental resources, initiatives and events to ease and aid repeated separation periods.

• Little Troopers at School
• Little Troopers at home

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

These past academic year we are very fortunate to have managed to secure a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust which has been hugely beneficial to the daily running of the school. This grant has allowed us to support our military children with specialist 1-1 and group teaching. This has allowed our military children to make accelerated progress.

Useful links for Military Families

• MOD - Families Hub
• Reading force
• Army families federation
• Army welfare service community support

ArgoDevops Donation

Colerne CE Primary School have been very fortunate to have been donated four laptops to be given to those children who are technologically disadvantaged. The company ArgoDevops reached out to us as they are very keen to improve the social wellbeing of our community. We are very excited about the impact that these laptops will make for four families and school council were only too pleased to accept them on behalf of our school.

Thank you Brigette and her team for thinking of us and our community.