Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium Grant is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to possible underachievement. These include pupils who are or have been entitled to free school meals within the last six years, those looked after by the local authority, children adopted from care and children of armed services personnel.
Universal Free School Meals
All children in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) are entitled to free school meals through the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals Initiative. If you receive any of the benefits below, school may be able to claim additional funding from the government to support your child in school. This is known as Pupil Premium Funding.
The qualifying benefits are:
- Income support
- Income-based jobseekers’ allowance (JSA)
- Income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)
- The guaranteed element of state pension credit
- Child tax credit, provided that the parents are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
- Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal credit – provided they have an annual income of less than £7,400
- If you are an Asylum Seeker, you will need to apply directly to the school or contact the Access team on 01274 439393.
If you qualify for one of the above benefits, you are also entitled to the following benefits from Menston Primary School:
- £40 per year paid direct to you to assist with the purchase of school uniform
- Subsidised school visits/visitors
- Subsidised access to school clubs
- Subsidised transport to Year 5 swimming lessons
To claim these benefits from school, you need to claim free school meals from your local authority. If you would like assistance in claiming, please call in to the school office and speak to Mrs Smitheringale, our Parental Involvement Worker who will be able to help you.
Further information on how to claim for Bradford residents can be found by clicking here.
Further information on how to claim for Leeds residents can be found by clicking here.
MPS Pupil Premium Strategy
Please click here to view our Pupil Premium Strategy.
Our aim is to narrow the gap in attainment and educational opportunity between those children attracting pupil premium funding and their peers.
Intervention, academic or pastoral, is measured in pupil progress meetings at least termly.
Our tracking systems ensure that children’s progress is monitored carefully and that provision matches individual need at any given point in time.
We strive for all children to reach their full potential and we are confident that staff members know and understand our children well. Children’s social and emotional development is a key aspect of the school’s work and we place high importance on empowering children to become confident learners who can manage risks and challenges in a positive way.
