Free School Meal Eligibility

Your child may be entitled to free school meals (pupil premium) if you receive one of the following benefits or support;

• Universal Credit - Your annual net earned income must be no more that £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to 3 of your most recent assessment periods.
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and your annual income is below £16,190 (as worked out by HM Revenue & Customs)
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• parents receiving Working Tax Credit for four weeks after their employment finishes are entitled to free school meals during that period.  This also applies to parents who start working less than 16 hours per week

We encourage all parents to apply irrespective of their income. If successful our school recieves extra funding called ‘Pupil Premium’. This additional funding is used to improve educational provisions and resources for our students.

For more information and to apply please visit here.