Background on Pupil Premium

Disadvantaged Pupil Premium funding, received from the Government, is additional to main school funding. It is the money received for students who are or have been in receipt of free school meals due to financial deprivation (not just those who receive universal infant free school meals). The amount per eligible primary age student is £1455 per year. The impact of the funding can be seen in a narrowing of the achievement gap between FSM students and others and in the rise of attainment in English and Maths.

School leaders have the freedom to spend the Pupil Premium in a way which they think will best support the raising of attainment for these pupils; accompanying this freedom is the responsibility to report on Pupil Premium allocation, spend and impact.

Use of Pupil Premium at Charvil Piggott Primary School

A detailed outline of the actions and impact of the Pupil Premium funding is available below.

Free School Meals

Did you know that your child could qualify for free school meals? That means no bills but delicious, healthy meals for your children.

School meals will give your child a real appetite for learning and help them to achieve their full potential. There is nothing healthier for your child and your family’s budget than free school meals. As someone else is preparing the meals for your child, it saves you having to worry about the effort and expense of making packed lunches every day.

What is more, if you are eligible, you will be helping the school community at large by registering for Free School Meals. For every Free School Meal registration made, the school receives improved funding.

Your child may be entitled to receive free school meals if you are entitled to receive one or more of the following:

• Income Support (IS)
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSAIB) (If you receive contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance you will not qualify.)
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit (CTC) provided you do not receive Working Tax Credit and that your annual income (as assessed by her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) does not exceed £16,190.
• Guaranteed Pension Credit (GPC)
• Income Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Working Tax Credit ‘run on’ - payment you receive for a further 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Young people who receive Income Support (IS) or Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA) in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals at sixth form.

To Apply for Free School Meals:

Please visit the Wokingham Borough Council - School Meals website page, where you will be able to download a leaflet about free school meals and an application form.

Once completed, you can attach proof of your benefit and return it to the Finance Office at school.