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Pupil Premium & Free School Meals

What is the Pupil Premium?

The Pupil Premium is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of pupils who potentially could underachieve. These include pupils who are or have been entitled to free school meals over the past six years, those who are or have been looked after by the local authority and children who have a parent in the armed forces.

All schools are required to report the amount of money received and how it will be spent supporting pupils. Once the funding has been used, schools should report the impact it has had.

Below is a summary of the ways Foxhills allocates its funding:

  • To provide high quality teaching with targeted support
  • To provide pastoral provision
  • To enable equal access for all to curriculum opportunities and enrichment activities eg school trips, school milk, bookshop opportunities.

The documents at the bottom of the page show how Foxhills spent their Pupil Premium funding and the impact this had on pupil learning and progress.

If you would like to find out more about the Pupil Premium, please visit the following link:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pupil-premium

Do you qualify?

The criteria for eligibility is where parents/guardians are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

Free school meals criteria

A child is eligible for free school meals if their parent or carer receives one or more of the following benefits:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Job Seekers' Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under Part VI 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 as assessed by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Parents who are made redundant or start working less that 16 hours per week, may find their children are entitled to free meals for a limited period.)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 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)

No other benefits qualify for free school meals from Key Stage 2 (years 3, 4, 5, 6) or for the pupil premium for Reception Year and Key Stage 1 (years 1, 2).

Applying for Pupil Premium

A parent or guardian may wish to check their child's eligibility for Pupil Premium.

To complete a check you will need the following information for yourself:

  • Your name, date of birth, home address and email address
  • National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service reference number
  • Child or student's name, date of birth and school/college

Use the link below or complete the form below and return to the school office.

https://apply.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/hants