Disadvantaged pupils are now making good progress throughout the school and that there are no wide differences between rates of progress made by disadvantaged and other pupils in any year group’. Ofsted, November 2018
Pupil Premium
Is your child eligible?
The latest advice from the Department of Education states that your child might be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
– Income Support
– income based Job seeker’s Allowance
– income-related Employment and Support
– Allowance support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
– the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
– Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have
an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
– Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for
Working Tax Credit
– Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your Household income
must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.
If your child is eligible for free school meals, they’ll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) if they’re in on 31 March 2022.
Please see Mrs Lyall or Mrs O’Connor as soon as possible if you feel that your family may be eligible and we can support you with the necessary application. You can apply online here via the Shropshire Council website.https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/the-send-local-offer/education/how-is-sen-funded-in-schools/pupil-premium/
To apply over the phone please call, 0345 6789008.
Pupil Premium Application Form
If your child is eligible they will be entitled to receive the benefits from our schools PPG Universal Offer.
The lead teacher for Pupil Premium provision and monitoring is our Headteacher Mrs Penny Lyall, who is supported by Mrs Ceri Williams, Mrs Jo Mason and Mrs Lara Chaplin. Our link governor for Pupil Premium provision is Miss Jenny Darmanin.
2025-26 information
For the academic year 2025/26 we expect to receive £38,730 combined for Pupil Premium, Service/Forces Premium and Looked After Children Pupil Premium. This is a decrease of £7,870 on the previous years allocation, this decrease is due to a decline in the number of eligible pupils. With the funding we will provide free breakfast club sessions and one free after school enrichment club for children who are entitled to PPG at their parents request. Our Universal Offer for pupils entitled to income based free school meals includes payment for daily milk, heavily subsidised residential visits, subsidised school visits, free swimming lessons, subsidised music lessons and additional in class support where necessary. We will also provide lunchtime playtime games support and additional daily reading for all pupils entitled to PPG. We will provide social skills intervention programmes including Relax, Chill Skills, Reach for the Top and No Worries in addition to small group social work intervention. Our Pupil Premium spend is reviewed throughout the year in a number of ways, including by the finance team in addition to our governors, our Headteacher and PP team through half termly reviews and termly reviews with all staff. Our impact statement is reported to the DFE as per the national requirements.
Historic Pupil Premium strategy documentation can be discussed with the headteacher if requested.
Current Pupil Premium Strategy Statement (2025 26)
Pupil premium strategy statement 2024 25
Pupil_premium_strategy_statement_2023 24
Pupil Premium Procedures 2025 to 2027