Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they wish but should demonstrate and promote an aim to improve the attainment and outcomes of pupil’s from deprived backgrounds. Research suggests that that this group of pupils underachieve compared to non-eligible pupils and therefore this money should be spent on strategies which enable and support the ‘narrowing of the gap.’ The spending will also be monitored in terms of its impact: this could be tracking attendance, behaviour or attainment for example depending on where it has been decided for the money to be spent.