Pupil Premium Funding
Is your child entitled to Pupil Premium?
If you receive one of the benefits below, you can register your eligibility with the council so that the school can benefit from additional funding, called Pupil Premium. This will entitle your child to free milk.
The pupil premium gives schools extra funding to raise the achievement of some pupils. This is measured by the number of children eligible for free school meals based on the above qualifying benefits. It is worth over £1000 per pupil for the school.
You can get Pupil Premium if you receive one of the benefits below:
• Income Support (IS)
• Income Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA-IR)
• Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance (IB-JSA)
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit or Universal Credit
• Child Tax Credit and are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue, does not exceed £16,190
• Working Tax Credit 'run on'- the payment you receive for a further four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
How to Claim
Complete the application form http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/free-school-meals.aspx#Reception
You can also email pupilaccessteam.north@lancashire.gov.uk
How to Claim by Post
Download the application form:
- Free school meals and pupil premium form (PDF 939 KB)
Return completed forms to:
PO Box 100
Pupil Access Team
Lancashire County Council
County Hall
Fishergate Hill
Preston PR1 0LD
If you apply by post you will be notified you by email, or post if you do not provide an email address.
Pupil Premium Strategy
From September 2016 all schools are required to publish their Pupil Premium Strategy. This sets out how we intend to spend our allocation to address barriers to learning, and the rationale behind our decisions.
The Pupil Premium is a government initiative that targets additional money to children who need more support in school. The government uses the number of children on free school meals as an indicator for the level of deprivation that may impact on education. Research shows that many of these pupils underachieve compared to their non-deprived peers. The premium is provided to enable these pupils to be supported to reach their potential. The Government has used pupils entitled to free school meals (FSM), looked after children and service children as indicators of deprivation, and have provided a fixed amount of money for schools per pupil based on the number of pupils registered for FSM over a rolling six year period. We use the indicator of those eligible for FSM as well as identified vulnerable groups as our target children to ‘close the gap’ regarding attainment. The progress of these children is tracked closely and reported to the governing body to ensure we are meeting their needs in the best possible way.
It should be noted that the strategies facilitated by the introduction of the Pupil Premium are planned for the academic year (Sep-Aug) whereas the allocation is received for a financial year (Apr-March).
Click here to see our Pupil Premium Strategy statement for 2025-2026.