Pupil Premium & Catch Up Premium

Pupil Premium

What is it ?- Click here

HM Government information –  2021/2022 – Click Here           

How we spend it –

Pupil Premium & Catch Up Premium Report – December 2022 – Click here


Dear Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Parents

Signing up to allow the school to claim for Pupil Premium

Although you have a child in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 who will be benefiting from a ‘universal free school meal’, our school and particularly your child, may also benefit from additional funding from central government known as Pupil Premium Grant had your child been entitled to a statutory free school meal.

The Government has introduced the Pupil Premium to help children from low income families reach their full potential and to achieve higher academic standards at school.

The additional funding would mean that you would not have to pay for school trips, extra -curricular activities or school milk.

The level of funding that the school will receive is £1320 for each child that is registered as meeting the statutory free school meal criteria.

This helps school in many ways.

In order to determine if your child qualifies and to allow us to claim the funding it is important that all parents and carers who feel they may meet the criteria below, please register online at www.northumberland.gov.uk/fsm or telephone 01670 623592 to request a paper application form .

If you live in –

Newcastle please contact the City Council – Click here

Durham County – Please contact the County Council – Click here

Take up your entitlement if you are in receipt of one of the following: IZI Income Support

IZI Income-Based Jobseekers’ Allowance

IZI Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance

IZI Child Tax Credit, providing you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit, and have an annual household income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

IZI Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

IZI Guarantee element of State Pension Credit


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