What is the Pupil Premium Grant?
At Greasby Infant School, we want every child to flourish, guided by our vision: Growing Minds, Happy Hearts, Bright Futures.
Pupil Premium is additional government funding provided to schools to help improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. We use this funding to address barriers to learning and ensure children have the support and opportunities they need to achieve their potential.
Our approach focuses on high-quality teaching, targeted support and children’s wider needs. This includes developing language and communication, strengthening early reading and phonics, supporting emotional wellbeing and ensuring access to enriching experiences.
We recognise that every child’s needs are different. We work closely with families to identify the most appropriate support and regularly review its impact on children’s learning, confidence and participation in school life.
Our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement sets out how we use the funding, our priorities and the impact of our work.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive free school meals through the universal infant free school meals scheme. However, registering helps ensure that our school receievs any additoinal funding available to support them.
From September 2026, there are two categories:
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Targeted free school meals: for families meeting the qualifying criteria, including those receiving Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less, after tax and excluding benefits.
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Expanded free school meals: for families receiving Universal Credit whose earnings exceed the targeted threshold. Children are entitled to free school meals, but this category alone does not attract additional Pupil Premium funding.
Children who previously qualified may continue to attract Pupil Premium funding for six years after their targeted eligibility ends, under the government’s “Ever 6” rules.
Who is eligible to receive the Pupil Premium Grant?
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- 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 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)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
If you think you may now be entitled to means tested free school meals for your children you can apply the link below:
How Parent can apply online for Free School Meals
Information needed to apply:
- Parent name and date of birth
- Contact details
- National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
- Child’s full First Name and Legal Surname and date of birth
- School your child is attending/will attend
Results
Found – Confirmed eligibility to Free School Meals – Wirral Local Authority and the school will be notified. Make a note of your reference number.
Not Found – Not confirmed the eligibility to Free School Meals. Make a note of your reference number. (Apply once, if not successful, the system will automatically keep checking for any changes to benefits which may make it successful.
If your child is confirmed for eligibility to receive Free School Meals, we will inform you via email.
You can contact the school office for support too.
Even if you do not wish them to have the meals, the school can still claim Pupil Premium Funding which could be used to help your child
The headteacher is responsible for Pupil Premium within school, this includes overseeing all actions. The finance committee also monitor financial implications and the achievement and standards committee monitor input and impact through committees and full governor headteacher reports. The SENCO is also responsible for monitoring and planning for some of these children as there is an overlap in provision. The link governor, Jessica Liddle, also comes into school to monitor.