Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.

What is the Pupil Premium?

 
The Pupil Premium is a sum of money allocated to schools each year to narrow attainment gaps between pupils from low-income families and their peers. It aims to provide significant funding for disadvantaged children to help close the attainment gap.
 
The Pupil Premium is allocated to the school and is generated by children:
 
• who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)*;
• who have been 'looked after' continuously by a Local Authority for more than 6 months;
• children from service families.
• *From 2012-2013 it also included pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last 6 years
 
Currently, pupils in Years 1 and 2 as well as Reception children all receive free school meals. This provision is called Universal Free School Meals or UFSM. 
 
Parents in low income families or those that are unemployed can apply for Pupil Premium funding so that their children can receive free school meals in subsequent school years (Year 3 and onwards). Pupil Premium funding may also give children access to some discounted educational trips and events throughout their school years and additional support to their learning.
 
Please read on to find out how to check if you are eligible and if so, how to apply for this financial support. 

 
What should it be used for?

 
Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However, we are accountable for how we have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families. We are required to publish online information about how we have used the premium. This will ensure that parents and others are made fully aware of the attainment of pupils covered by the premium and the extra support they receive. Further information can be found in our strategy reports.

Are you eligible?

 
You can register your child for Free School Meals if you receive any of these benefits:
 
• Income Support
• Income-based  Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income-related  Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual   income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
• Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four  weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
 
Please note you are not eligible if you are in receipt of Working Tax Credit.

How to apply

1. Registering is really quick and easy – you can apply online at Pupil Premium Application and get an immediate answer. If you are eligible, your child’s school will be notified within 5 working days.
2. If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that’s great – they will get the free meal, saving you more than £350 a year.
3. If you don’t want your child to have the free school meals, they can continue as normal – as long as you qualify and are registered, you still get discounts for some educational activities. 
4. If you have any problems with applying for this support, please contact the school office.
 
No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.
 
Alternatively, if you would like the school to check on your behalf, please speak to one of the Admin team.  Note we will need parent’s name, parent’s date of birth and parent’s national insurance number.