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Are you eligible for free school meals and the additional support that pupil premium funding provides?

Did you know that you may be entitled to financial support for your son/daughter? Pupil Premium funding is available to applicants who fulfill the criteria at the bottom of this page.

What is pupil premium funding?

The funding, which all schools receive, is aimed at providing support for students. The fund also provides the school with financial support for Service students, Free School Meal students and students in care.  WEF September 2026 only those FSM students eligible due to having an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 will attract pupil funding.

Click here to find out more information about our Pupil Premium funding

Who is entitled to Free School Meals?

You may be entitled if you are in receipt of any of the following:

  • Income support
  • Income-based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution-based JSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (not contribution-based ESA)
  • Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit – providing you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and your family’s annual income (as assessed by HMRC) is not more than £16,190 (as at 6 April 2012)
  • Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ – the payment you may receive for a further four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)  WEF September 2026 anyone on Universal Credit will be eligible to FSMs

Apply anyway…what have you got to lose?

We have staff on hand to assist with the application process. Complete the form below, or call us on 01225 762686. If we don’t know, we can’t help…..

All help and support is done behind the scenes, with the knowledge of staff and family only. We recognise the importance of discretion and sensitivity.

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