Awarded Free School Meals
For every child who claims Free School Meals, the school gets £1320 per year as part of the ‘Pupil Premium’ scheme. So, if 20 children apply for Free School Meals, the school will receive an additional £26,400. This could help pay for extra teaching resources, buying in extra teachers, mentoring for your child. If you claim for Free School Meals at any point in your child’s education, the funding remains with them for 6 years regardless of whether you are in receipt of any of the benefits or support below. This means that your child could be entitled to £7920 over that period.
Signing up for free school meals does not mean your child has to have school meals every day. Children on free school meals can still choose to have packed lunches brought from home every day, or can choose to have a school meal only on days when they like the menu choices.
To get the money for our school you have to apply even if your child is receiving an INFANT FREE SCHOOL MEAL. If you don’t apply we lose that money for your child.
Awarded Free School Meals (FSM)
Your child is normally entitled to awarded FSM if you receive:-
- Income Support.
- Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based).
- Child Tax Credit, but are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) does not exceed £16,190.
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999.
- The 'Guaranteed Element' of Pension Credit.
- Income Related Employment And Support Allowance benefit (any element of contribution based paid free school meals are not available)
Please click here to apply for Free School Meals via Bristol City Council and contact school@blaiseprimaryandnursery.co.uk for any further support needed.
The rest is done for you. If you would like help in applying for this funding, please come into the Office and we will be able to help you.
Apply for free school meals – it will mean extra funding for your child and our school
