--- title: "Free School Meals and Pupil Premium" url: "https://kirkhamwesham.lancs.sch.uk/parents/free-school-meals-and-pupil-premium" school: "Kirkham and Wesham Primary School" --- # Free School Meals and Pupil Premium ### Pupil Premium Application By completing the online form, you enable our school to claim an additional fund. To apply for Pupil Premium please follow the process via the Lancashire County Council website. [Apply here](https://www21.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/2047GBLSM1?webpage_token=05876c80043b8111b71e537b69fb5a7daa40c849524f3a7b0711b88cdd90ae73&auth=ZTg2ZjA1OTg5M2Vh&id=14849617) ### Reception to Year 6 Pupil Premium We encourage **all** parents to apply for Pupil Premium regardless of their eligibility. To ensure that our school is able to access additional funding of up to 30 per cent of our existing school budget from central government for the next six years, it is vital that everyone completes an online registration form. You only need to do this once and it will last for the duration of your child’s time at our school. **Parents will need their children’s details, their own NI number, date of birth and a valid email address to register.** Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following: - Universal Credit with a household income of less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get) - Income-Based Jobseekers' Allowance - Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance - Child Tax Credit, **not** entitled to Working Tax Credit and household income less than £16,190 - Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 - Guarantee element of State Pension Credit - Income Support - Working Tax Credit 'run on' – the payment you receive for a further four weeks after you finish work [Click here to apply](https://www21.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/2047GBLSM1?webpage_token=05876c80043b8111b71e537b69fb5a7daa40c849524f3a7b0711b88cdd90ae73&auth=ZTg2ZjA1OTg5M2Vh&id=14849617) ## ##### Location Nelson Street Kirkham Preston Lancashire PR4 2JP ##### Contact Us 01772 682866 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Kirkhamandweshamprimary/) - [Accessibility](https://kirkhamwesham.lancs.sch.uk/accessibility) © Copyright 2025–2026 Kirkham and Wesham Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://kirkhamwesham.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)