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Free School Meals and Pupil Premium Explained

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Free School Meals and Pupil Premium Explained

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Introduced in 2011, the pupil premium is a sum of money given to schools each year by the Government to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.

This is based on research showing that children from low income families perform less well at school than their peers.

Often, children who are entitled to pupil premium face challenges such as poor language and communication skills, lack of confidence and issues with attendance and punctuality. The pupil premium is intended to directly benefit the children who are eligible, helping to narrow the gap between them and their classmates.

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How do I know if my child is eligible for Pupil Premium funding?

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How do I know if my child is eligible for Pupil Premium funding?

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You are eligible for Pupil Premium funding if you are receiving the following benefits:

* Income support (IS)
* Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA(IB)) - Not
JSA(Contribution based)
* Income-related Employment and Support Allowance       (ESA(IR) support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
* Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working  Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) that does not exceed £16,190.
* The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.
* Universal Credit, if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household earnings must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get).

Children who are or have been in care, and children who have a parent who is or was in the armed forces, are also entitled to pupil premium.

In addition, pupils who have qualified for free school meals on the above grounds in the past, but are no longer eligible, continue to receive pupil premium for the next six years.

If your child qualifies for free school meals or has at any point in the past six years, it’s important that you tell their school – even if they're in Reception or KS1 and receive universal school meals for infant pupils, or are in KS2 and take a packed lunch – as this enables them to claim pupil premium.

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What funding will the school receive for each Pupil Premium child?

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What funding will the school receive for each Pupil Premium child?

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Rates for eligible pupils

The PPF per-pupil rate for 2022 to 2023 is as follows:

Disadvantaged pupils Pupil premium per pupil
Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 free school meals (FSM) as well as eligible children with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) pupils in these year groups | £1,385
Pupils in years 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM as well as eligible NRPF pupils in these year groups | £985
Looked-after children (LAC) defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority | £2,410
Children who have ceased to be looked after by a local authority in England and Wales because of adoption, a special guardianship order, or child arrangements order (previously known as a residence order) | £2,410

Service children Service premium per pupil
Pupils in year groups reception to year 11 recorded as Ever 6 service child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence | £320

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Hi My name is Mrs. M Malik, I am the Early Help Coordinator and here to help support you and your family with any questions or queries about Pupil Premium.

Please feel free to contact me at any time via the school office on 020 8573 6117/5805.

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Link to check if you can receive free schools meals.

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Link to check if you can receive free schools meals.

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Help obtain government funding for your child's school in England!

Did you know the government gives additional funding to schools for those children entitled to free school meals?

Schools use this money to obtain additional staff and resources that help improve the quality of education.

To find out whether your child qualifies for free school meals, and hence whether their school would receive additional funding, please fill in the details requested on this site.

In addition, the following pupils will be protected against losing their free school meals as follows:

From 1 April 2018, all existing free school meals claimants will continue to receive free school meals whilst Universal Credit is rolled out. This will apply even if their earnings rise above the new threshold during that time.

In addition, any child gaining eligibility for free school meals after 1 April 2018 will be protected against losing free school meals during the Universal Credit rollout period.

Once Universal Credit is fully rolled out, any existing claimants that no longer meet the eligibility criteria at that point (because they are earning above the threshold or are no longer a recipient of Universal Credit) will continue to receive free school meals until the end of their current phase of education (i.e. primary or secondary).

The Universal Credit rollout is currently expected to complete in March 2023

We have made a couple of enhancements to the website, for further information please see the FAQ 's, the enhancements are:

An LGfL school can check eligibility on behalf of a parent, the parent will need to contact your child's school, as they can run a check on your behalf.

A parent of a child attending any LGfL school can now use this website to check their eligibility.

A Certificate of Eligibility is available through our website for any child eligible for a free school meal that is attending a school in England. The Certificate of Eligibility should be taken to your child's school.

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Help obtain government funding for your child's school in England! Did you know the government gives additional funding to schools for those children entitled to free school meals? Schools use this money to obtain additional staff and resources that help improve the quality of education.

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Pupil Premium Offer At Hayes Park School

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Pupil Premium Offer At Hayes Park School

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Free School Meals in Years 3-6

One extra curricular activity club per term, free of charge (Years 1-6) and you can book a place before the rest of the school

Chrome book loan in Key Stage 2 to complete homework and access seesaw

The majority of school trips are free of charge

Residential school trip offered at a heavily discounted price

Monthly membership for either Story Time (Years 1&2) or National Geographic magazine (Years 3-6)

Magazine Club – to support making the most of these magazines

Specialist groups run dependent on needs

Extra RWI (phonics support) in Key Stage 1

Opportunities for tuition

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Early years pupil premium

Your child’s early years education provider might be able to get up to £342 per year to help with your child’s education. This will be paid directly to your provider.

Who can apply

You can apply for early years pupil premium if your child is aged 3 or 4 and you get 15 hours free childcare.

You must also get at least one of the following:

Income Support

income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

income-related Employment and Support Allowance

support under part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190

Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax not including any benefits you get

You may also get early years pupil premium if your child is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales or if your child has left care in England or Wales through:

adoption

special guardianship order

a child arrangements order

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Schools can choose how to spend their pupil premium money, as they are best placed to identify what would be of most benefit to the children who are eligible.

Here at Hayes Park School, we spend the funding on:

Teaching (recruitment, continuing professional development and retainment)
Targeted Academic support (one 2 one support, structured interventions and tutoring)
Wider Strategies (in relation to attendance, behaviour and wellbeing)

Please see our Pupil Premium strategy statement above on how our Pupil Premium grant is spent and the impact of this.