The Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly-funded schools in England to raise the attainment and improve the progress of disadvantaged pupils.  These pupils benefit from additional support to help them reach their full potential at school.  

The Pupil Premium funding is allocated to schools based on the number of: children who currently receive Free School Meals or have been in receipt of Free School Meals in the last 6 years; children who are Looked-After or who have left the care of the Local Authority; or children of armed service personnel. 

At St Elizabeth's we have high aspirations for all children.  We use the Pupil Premium funding to meet children's learning needs, remove barriers to success and broaden opportunities for disadvantaged children.  We evaluate the impact of the Pupil Premium Grant annually and we determine our Pupil Premium Strategy each year according to current pupils' needs and evidence of best practice. 

Our Pupil Premium Lead is Mrs Kerry Diver.  If you think that your child may be eligible for Free School Meals or would like more information about the Pupil Premium, please contact Mrs Diver via the school office.

Please click here to read more information on Pupil Premium from the Department for Education.

Please refer to our current Pupil Premium Strategy published below for more information. 

Means-tested Free School Meals

Parents can quickly and easily check if their child is eligible for Means-tested Free School Meals by completing the Free School Meals Eligibility Checker.  

Parents who receive the following benefits may be eligible:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you are 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

The online check links directly to the Department for Education, and provides an immediate ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response based on information provided, and school will be notified.

The Free School Meals Eligibility Checker is provided to encourage parents to apply and take advantage of free school meals, and school will also receive Pupil Premium funding.