Free School Meals

Parents / Carers are eligible for Free School Meal funding for their children if they receive any of the following:

• 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 guarantee 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 four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

As an Academy we would urge you to apply for this funding if you are eligible. The quickest and easiest way to apply for this funding is to complete the form online here.

If you would like a paper version of the form, or would like help in completing the form (either online or on paper), please contact your child’s Head of Year.