Pupil Premium and Free School Meals (FSM)

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 are automatically entitled to free school meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme.

Contact the school office directly to find out how to order and access the meals or see further information on our website page here.

Year 3 and above

The school the child is attending will automatically get a pupil premium amount if the child is eligible for free school meals.

You can apply for free school meals (£2.41 towards the cost of each meal. The school will pay the balance of any costs due to our meals provider) for older children in full-time education up to the age of 18 if you are in receipt of certain benefits and they attend a school in North Northamptonshire.

Qualifying benefits

• Universal Credit (annual net income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying)

What is The Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is extra government money which is paid to schools to support children’s learning and development. We can support you in finding out if your child could receive the extra money.

Our school spend the Pupil Premium money in a variety of different ways to ensure that eligible children benefit from this funding. For example:

• Exciting new learning activities and opportunities to widen their life experiences
• Additional training for staff that benefits the support or activities provided
• Extra tools, materials and equipment to help with learning in school or at home
• Free or subsidised access to before and after school clubs, activities and music lessons
• Access to some free school uniform

Who could benefit from this money?

Children from Reception (EYFS) to Year 6 may be eligible if they:

• If your child could claim for FSM but takes a packed lunch to school, it is still important that you tell us and register for FSM. This will enable us to ensure that you receive The Pupil Premium funding.

How do I apply for Pupil Premium Funding and Free School Meals?

It is vital that all parents that qualify for free school meals still register their child with the local authority because the additional funding means that these children can benefit from additional school support, a reduction on the cost of the school uniform and class trips. Please ask the school office for more information, or contact the Local Authority direct by the following options:

• Send an E-mail to [email protected]

Application and Eligibility information can be found here: https://northamptonshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Apply_for_free_school_meals___NNC

Early Years Pupil Premium

Early Years Pupil Premium is a parent income related funding for Nursery children to help support their learning.

Some ways in which Early Years Pupil Premium may be used are:

• Providing resources for parents to support their child’s learning at home, this could be writing materials, books or maths equipment.
• Funding towards extra curricular activities and school trips/visits.
• Support with the purchase of school uniform and equipment.
• Interventions and extra adult support if needed.

Eligibility for Early Years Pupil Premium is checked as part of the funding application process based on the information you provide on your Funding Form. This is processed automatically by the school and Local Authority. Alternatively parents can apply via the following link : https://northamptonshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Apply_for_free_school_meals___NNC