COVID-19 recovery premium 2023 to 2024
Introduction
This technical note sets out details of how allocations of recovery premium (RP) grant have been calculated for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.
This applies to all eligible schools, as outlined in section 2. Eligible schools.
Where this note refers to ‘mainstream and special schools’ it is also referring to mainstream and special academies.
Rates
| Pupil eligibility | RP grant per pupil |
| Pupils recorded as eligible in reception to year 6 in mainstream schools, NMSS, and independent schools, who are not in SEN units | £145 |
| Pupils recorded as eligible in year 7 to year 11 in mainstream schools, NMSS, and independent schools who are not in SEN units | £276 |
| Pupils in reception to year 6 in special schools, SEN units in mainstream schools, PRUs, AP academies and hospital schools | £290 |
| Pupils in year 7 to year 11 in special schools, SEN units in mainstream schools, PRUs, AP academies and hospital schools | £552 |
Where national curriculum year groups do not apply to a pupil, the pupil will be eligible for RP grant if aged 4 to 15 as recorded in the October 2022 (and October 2023 for the fourth instalment) school census for mainstream and special schools, and in the January 2023 (and January 2024 for the fourth instalment) school census for PRUs and AP academies and hospital schools.