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Pupil Premium

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.

Pupil Premium is allocated to our school and is clearly identifiable.  The Government believes that it is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.

Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However, they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families. New measures will be included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement of those deprived pupils covered by the Pupil Premium. The Government requires schools to publish online information about how they have used or plan to use the Premium. This will ensure that parents and others are made fully aware of the attainment of pupils covered by the Premium.

For detailed information about our plans, click on the link below:

 

Free School Meals

As you may know, all children attending state-funded schools are eligible to receive a free school meal if their parent receives one of the following benefits:

  • 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)
  • 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 Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you’re also not 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 for Working Tax Credit

You can view both the Government and Nottingham City Council details for FSM:

  • Government Document on Free School Meals by clicking HERE.
  • Free School Meals from the Nottinghamshire County Council by clicking HERE.

Parents can register for free school meals in a number of ways:

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