Pupil Premium at Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School

Pupil Premium is additional funding allocated to schools to help boost the attainment of pupils from low-income families. Its purpose is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential by providing targeted support where it’s needed most.

Who Receives Pupil Premium?

Funding is provided for:

• Children who are Looked After by the Local Authority (CLA)

• Children registered for Free School Meals (FSM)

Who Is Eligible for Free School Meals?

Children may be entitled to Free School Meals if their parent or guardian receives any of the following:

• Income Support

• Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The guaranteed 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)

• Universal Credit, with a household income of less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including benefits)

Even if your child brings a packed lunch, registering for Free School Meals is important, it helps the school receive additional funding through the Pupil Premium to support your child’s learning and wellbeing.

Please speak to us if you think you may be entitled. 

How to Register for Free School Meals

To apply, you’ll need to complete an Education Benefit form. You can do this by visiting:

• Requesting a form at our school office.

• Requesting a form at your local Job Centre

How We Use Pupil Premium

Schools have the flexibility to use Pupil Premium in ways that best support the progress of vulnerable pupils. We are required to report how this funding is spent and the impact it has.

At Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School, our objectives for using the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) include:

• Supporting disadvantaged KS1 pupils to become confident readers, writers, and spellers

• Providing effective pastoral care for vulnerable pupils

• Helping pupils transition successfully to secondary school by achieving age-related expectations at the end of KS2

• Enabling low-income families to access residential trips, school visits, extracurricular activities, and professional tuition to build self-esteem and broaden horizons

• Ensuring EYFS pupils thrive across all areas of learning

Please read our Pupil Premium Strategy 2025–2026 below for full details on how we allocate and use this funding in line with Government Guidelines.