What is Pupil Premium?

If your child is eligible for free school meals, the school will get extra funding for your child’s education when you apply. This funding is called Pupil Premium. 

 

Is my child eligible for free school meals?

Children in Reception, year 1 and year 2

All children in Reception, year 1 and year 2 get free school meals regardless of your income. 

If you or your partner do receive one of the qualifying benefits listed below, please complete the online application form on the Liverpool City Council web page so that the school gets the extra funding known as the Pupil Premium.

 

Children in years 3-6

Your child could be eligible for free school meals if you or your partner receive a qualifying benefit.

 

What are the qualifying benefits?

If you or your partner receive any of the following benefits you can apply.

• Universal Credit - your household earned annual income must be less than £7,400 after tax and not including any benefits

• Income Support

• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income related Employment Support Allowance

• Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The guaranteed part of State Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit – with no Working Tax Credit and your annual household income is no more than £16,190, as assessed by the Inland Revenue

Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.