When you register your children for Free School Meals, the College receives a sum of money from the government for each child, called the Pupil Premium. This money is used to provide a range of educational benefits for pupils across the school, which can include assistance with paying for extra-curricular activities and visits, and music lessons. Even if you do not wish your child to claim free lunches, by registering for them, you will allow the school to claim the associated Pupil Premium. No other benefits that you may be claiming are affected by this.
Claiming Free School Meals has never been easier; you simply need to complete an on-line application form provided by Cambridgeshire County Council. You do not need to provide any paper proof of benefit. The system will automatically check your child's entitlement to Free School Meals.
Apply online using this link: Free School Meals Application. or download the application form via the link on the left of this screen.
If you haven’t already registered with us for Free School Meals and think you may be eligible, please use the link above. If you are already registered with your Cambridgeshire Primary school then that will automatically transfer over to us. If you are from an out-of-county Primary or a private school, you will need to register online as above. Once registered, this will stay in place as long as your children attend Melbourn Village College.
Your children are entitled to Free School Meals if you receive any of the following benefits:
Pupils who receive free school meals have £2.50 placed in their biometric account daily every school day for the purchase of a meal. Any purchases made over the FSM allowance, will require funds to be added to the account by the parents/carers.
At Melbourn Village College our Pupil Premium strategy sits at the centre of our whole school strategy and is informed by the current research and literature. “The Pupil Premium provides an important focus for prioritising the achievement of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in our education system. When it is most effective, the Pupil Premium will sit at the heart of a whole school effort, with all staff understanding the strategy and their role within it” (Education Endowment Foundation). Research consistently concludes that quality first teaching has the greatest impact on students’ progress and that this is especially true for disadvantaged students. The guidance outlined in the Education Endowment Foundation report and referenced by the Department for Education suggest that adopting a tiered approach for allocation of Pupil Premium spending can help balance the need to secure quality first teaching, provide targeted academic support and ensure there are wider strategies that ensure readiness to learn.
The Pupil Premium Grant is a sum of money given to schools each year by the Government to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children. This is based on research showing that children from low income families perform less well at school than their peers. The pupil premium is intended to directly benefit the children who are eligible, helping to diminish the difference between them and their peers.
Students receive Pupil Premium if they are in receipt of Free School Meals or have qualified for free school meals at any point in the past six years, classed as Ever 6. The College also receive an enhanced premium for Looked After Children (those who have been in care or adopted) this is now known as Pupil Premium Plus. The Service Premium is a smaller fund available to assist the school to provide pastoral care to the children of armed forces personnel.
Melbourn Village College
The Moor, Melbourn
Royston SG8 6EF
Tel: 01763 223400
Email: office@melbournvc.org Absence: absence@melbournvc.org
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Melbourn Village College is an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 0749 1945.
The registered office is The CAM Academy Trust, Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6FR
