Service Pupil Premium Guidance for Service Personnel with Children in State Schools
Summary
The Ministry of Defence and Department for Education have updated the Service Pupil Premium (SPP) guidance for the 2026 to 2027 financial year. The updated documents include 'Service pupil premium: what you need to know' and 'Service pupil premium: further information'. Service personnel with children in state schools must notify the school of their eligibility for the SPP.
What changed
The Service Pupil Premium guidance has been updated for the 2026 to 2027 financial year. The 'Service pupil premium: what you need to know' and 'Service pupil premium: further information' documents have been revised with current eligibility information. Service personnel with children in state schools in England should review the updated guidance to ensure they properly notify schools of their SPP eligibility status. Schools should also familiarise themselves with the updated requirements when processing SPP applications for service children.
Affected parties include service personnel (armed forces members) with children in state schools and the schools themselves. The guidance applies specifically to England. Schools should ensure their administrative processes capture service pupil eligibility correctly for the 2026-27 financial year. Service families should proactively contact their children's schools to notify them of their eligibility status to ensure appropriate funding is allocated.
What to do next
- Service personnel with children in state schools must notify the school of their eligibility for the Service Pupil Premium (SPP)
- Contact the Ministry of Defence's Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding Team at People-AFFS-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk for more information
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Guidance
Service pupil premium
Information for service personnel with children in state schools, and for the schools themselves, about eligibility for the service pupil premium (SPP).
From: Ministry of Defence and Department for Education Published 7 December 2012 Last updated 16 April 2026
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Service pupil premium: what you need to know
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Service pupil premium: examples of best practice
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Service pupil premium: further information
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Details
Service personnel with children in state schools must notify the school of their eligibility for the service pupil premium (SPP).
For more information, email the Ministry of Defence’s Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding Team at People-AFFS-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk.
Published 7 December 2012 Last updated 16 April 2026 show all updates
1.
16 April 2026
Updated 'Service pupil premium: what you need to know' and 'Service pupil premium: further information' for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
2.
2 May 2025
Updated 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know' and 'further information'.
3.
29 August 2024
Updated Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know; examples of best practice; and further information.
4.
19 May 2023
Updated 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know'.
5.
8 September 2021
Updated the contact email address.
6.
16 June 2021
Updated the eligibility section in Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know.
7.
4 January 2021
Updated information in the what you need to know and further information attachments to reflect the fact that the October 2020 census will determine school allocations of SPP funding for the financial year 2021-22.
8.
3 September 2020
Updated page content and all HTML attachments.
9.
12 March 2020
Updated the census deadline to January 2021.
10.
11 March 2020
Updated the 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know' page with updated information.
11.
5 December 2019
Updated SSP further information.
12.
31 October 2019
Updated the 'what you need to know' page with the latest information on 2015 census.
13.
8 August 2019
Changed census deadline to 16 January 2020.
14.
8 August 2019
Added a link to the Education and Skills Funding Agency's guidance: pupil premium 2018 to 2019: conditions of grant to 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know'.
15.
2 August 2019
Fixed broken link.
16.
6 June 2019
Removed an out of date deadline.
17.
6 June 2019
Added updated examples of best practice and Service Pupil Premium (SPP) further information
18.
3 October 2018
Added the Service pupil premium (SPP) information sheet.
19.
23 July 2018
Updated the page with the confirmed census date of 17 January 2019.
20.
22 May 2018
Updated email addresses and the closing date for applications.
21.
4 April 2018
Updated dates as requested by the Directorate for Children & Young People (DCYP).
22.
9 January 2018
Updated eligibility criteria.
23.
4 January 2018
Updated information for 2018 applications
24.
21 December 2016
Added updated information about the SPP and added examples of best practice document.
25.
1 December 2016
Updated deadline date.
26.
20 November 2015
Added updated Service Pupil Premium poster, amended due to take place on date and Department for Education website link.
27.
13 January 2015
Corrected date.
28.
9 January 2015
Added new version of poster.
29.
20 November 2013
Added updated SPP details and new poster.
30.
7 December 2012
First published.
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