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Key Stage 4 (Year 10 and 11) FREE SCHOOL MEAL ELIGIBILITY CHECKER
If your child is in either Year 10 or Year 11 Please use the CHECK ELIGIBILITY option below, to see if your child qualifies for Free School Meals. Details on how to use the checker can be accessed by clicking on the Eligibility Checker instructions option.
If you are eligible, please download the certificate and send it to [email protected]
We will then make sure that your child receives the benefits that they are entitled to in their Wise Pay account.
Post 16 (Years 12, 13 and 14) Free School Meal Eligibility
If your child is in year 12, 13 or 14, you will need to provide evidence from the following criteria, in order for the school to check your eligibility for Free School Meals:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC))
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after someone stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit (UC) with net earnings not exceeding the equivalent of £7,400 for each year (after tax and not including any benefits they get)
Entitlement to a free school meal can only apply from the date the School receives the evidence and cannot be back dated.
For further information about Free School Meals eligibility please contact The Student Services Department at [email protected]
16-19 BURSARY AWARD 2025-2026
The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund provides financial support to help students overcome specific financial barriers to participation they face so they can remain in education.
There are 2 types of 16 to 19 bursaries:
- bursaries for defined vulnerable groups
- discretionary bursaries
Both types of bursary funding are to help eligible students with essential costs of participating such as travel to and from school or college or to buy essential books, equipment, or specialist clothing (protective overalls, for example) that are required for their study programme. These are items a student would otherwise need to pay for to participate.
The bursary fund is not intended to provide learning support – for example, counselling or mentoring - or to support extra-curricular activities that are not essential to the students’ study programme or to provide living costs support.
ELIGIBILITY
A student must be aged 16 or over but under 19 on 31 August 2025 to be eligible for help from the bursary fund in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Students in Year 12, 13 or 14 can apply for the 16 - 19 Bursary award. The application can be made via Applicaa and all student will be sent an email with the details on how to apply for the award funding.
Eligibility for the 16-19 Bursary award is based on a total household income threshold of up to £30,000.00. Income can include earned salary, all benefits and any other income source.
Funding can be used for essential course equipment and travel only.
For further information about the 16-19 Bursary award and application process please contact [email protected]
How to Apply for the 16-19 Bursary Award
Students can submit an application for the 16-19 Bursary. All students in Year 12, 13 & 14 will be sent an email with a link to the relevant website to set up an account to submit an application. Students can apply at any time during the academic year. For further information about the 16-19 Bursary Award and application process please contact [email protected]