Pupil Premium
pupil premium students
Our aim is:
- To raise and support the attainment of students from low income families in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM) or at any point in the last 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM) in order to address any underlying inequalities.
- To provide financial support for students from low income families in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM) or at any point in the last 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM) in order to address any underlying inequalities.
- To ensure students are not disadvantaged in any way in school due to financial constraints.
- To provide pastoral support for students from service families.
Our expected results are:
- Improve the levels of attainment and progress for all qualifying students.
- To ease the financial burden of low income families and ensure students have equal access to educational visits, resources and other educational opportunities.
For more information on pupil premium, to find out if you are eligible and how to apply for it, please visit the Gov.uk website here.
Our Pupil Premium Leads are Ms Yvonne Le-Croissette and Mrs Gill Hearn (admin@kendrick.reading.sch.uk)
Our Inclusion Coordinator is Mrs Steph Neale. To contact Mrs Neale please email admin@kendrick.reading.sch.uk.
To read more about our Widening Horizons initiative, please click here.
Changes to free school meals for the 2026/2027 academic year
What is changing?
Expanded entitlement for families on Universal Credit
From the start of academic year 2026 to 2027, all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be entitled to free school meals, regardless of earnings.
Going forward, there will be two types of eligibility:
- Targeted FSM: for households in receipt of universal credit earning £7,400 or less (includes free meals and additional support such as pupil premium).
Other educational entitlements such as the Holiday Activities and Food program (HAF) and the ‘extended rights’ element of school travel assistance, will also continue to be based on targeted FSM. - Expanded FSM: for households in receipt of universal credit earning above £7,400 (free meals only)
Families with no recourse to public funds may also be eligible for Targeted FSM subject to meeting separate criteria.
All pupils in reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will also continue to be entitled to free school meals under the universal infant free school meals policy regardless of family circumstances.
End of transitional protections
Since 2018, some children have continued to receive free school meals, even if their family circumstances changed during the rollout of Universal Credit. This is referred to as transitional protections.
Now that entitlement is being expanded to all families on Universal Credit, these protections will end at the end of the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
This means:
- Some children may no longer be eligible from the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year if their family does not receive Universal Credit or another qualifying benefit
- Eligibility will now be based on current benefit status
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS A CURRENT KENDRICK STUDENT
If you think your child may be eligible under the expanded criteria, please complete the form here.
Not sure?
If you are unsure whether you need to apply or if your circumstances have changed, please complete the form and we will check for you and let you know the outcome.