Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium at Heelands School
The Pupil Premium is an amount of £1,550 allocated to schools for each pupil known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as the Ever 6 FSM measure). Children who have been in local authority care continuously for more than six months also attract this premium. Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit to ‘close the gap’ between children from disadvantaged circumstances and those above the low-income threshold. Schools are held accountable for the way this additional funding is used to secure good outcomes for FSM pupils.
The introduction of free school lunches for all children until the end of year 2 has made the Pupil Premium issue difficult for some parents to understand and many don't realise the additional benefits that Pupil Premium funding attracts. It's an important part of our school budget and provides additional support which benefits all of our children. At Heelands we give our Pupil Premium children a free fleece, and all trips and visits are also free.
Primary schools are given a pupil premium for:
- Children in Reception to Year 6 who are, or have ever been, entitled to free school meals based on their family income: £1550 per pupil, per school year
- Children in care: £2690 per pupil, per school year
- Children previously in care who have been adopted, or who have a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order: £2690 per pupil, per school year
- Children recorded as being from service families: £360 per pupil, per school year.
Children qualify for free school meals – and accordingly pupil premium – if you receive any of the following benefits:
- Universal credit (if you apply on or after 2018 your household income must be £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
- Income-related Employment and Support allowance
- Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
Parents can apply directly by clicking on the Pupil Premium ONLINE Application Form HERE: Online FSM Application
At Heelands our aim and expectation is that all pupils achieve their very best. We are committed to ensuring that needs are identified as early as possible so that every child can fulfill their potential, whatever barriers they may face.