Pupil Premium Funding
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium
At Steeple Bumpstead Primary School, we believe that supporting disadvantaged pupils is a privilege, not a problem to solve. We are committed to fostering a culture where every child, regardless of background or starting point, can achieve and flourish in all aspects of school life. We understand the challenges posed by low family income and its impact on opportunity, development, and health, yet we refuse to let these factors become barriers. We never lower expectations based on family circumstances, nor allow labels to dictate opportunities. Our approach is evidence-led, ensuring equity, ambition, and access for all and based on evidence not assumption.
How we spend this money is outlined in our Pupil Premium Strategy document.
All children eligible for pupil premium funding also receive a package of support to help them to feel equal and be able to make the most of their time in school. This includes:
Your child will be entitled to the following:
- 2 x sweatshirts or cardigans each school year
- 50% off the parental contribution to school trips
- 50% off the cost of any chargeable clubs run by the school/ 33% of externally run clubs
- 50% off the cost of any chargeable activities in school (e.g. special events)
Our Funding
It is for the school to decide how its Pupil Premium funding is spent, since we are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for our pupils at a local level.
For full details on Pupil Premium funding at Steeple Bumpstead Primary School, how it is spent, the targets we have, and how the effects of it are measured, please click on the downloadable file in the attachments section on this page.
Applying for Free School Meals
If you think your child is eligible to benefit from pupil premium funding and to receive Free School Meals please contact us.
Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)
All infant pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 are eligible for Universal Infants Free School Meals.
If you receive benefits and your child gets Universal Infant Free School Meals you should still apply online for Free School Meals. This will allow our school to receive extra funding that could support your child.
You can apply for Free School Meals as soon as your child’s place at school is confirmed.
FAQ’s
Your child will get free school meals if you receive any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit but no element of Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenues & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
- If you are supported under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after your employment finishes or after you start to work fewer hours per week
- Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (£616.67 per month), as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
If you have not been allocated a school place for your child yet, please wait for confirmation of this place before you apply for free school meals.
If your child is eligible for and has been registered to receive free school meals between 1 April 2018 and the end of the rollout of Universal Credits (currently expected to be March 2024), they will remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they are in at the end of Universal Credits rollout. This is regardless of any change to your circumstances.
If your child is attending a nursery school:
they must be in a maintained school nursery as a registered pupil at the school your child must be in receipt of education before and after lunch on the same day you must be in receipt of a qualifying benefit