The following children are entitled to pupil premium:

• Children who are currently entitled to free school meals based on their family income: £1385 per pupil, per school year.
• Children who were previously entitled to benefits-based free school meals, even if they're no longer eligible: £1385 per pupil, per school year, for six years after they stopped qualifying for free school meals.
• Children in care: £2410 per pupil, per school year.
• Children previously in care who have been adopted, or who have a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order: £2410 per pupil, per school year.
• Children whose parent is serving in HM Forces or has retired on a pension from the Ministry of Defence: £320 per pupil, per school year.

A child is eligible for free school meals based on their family circumstances and applies if you receive any of the following benefits:

• Universal credit (provided you have a net income of £7400 or less)
• Income support
• Income-based jobseekers’ allowance
• Income-related employment and support allowance
• Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of state pension credit
• Child tax credit, provided that you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of £16,190 or less