Here at Backwell School we offer financial support to Pupil Premium students. Applications may be made by parents/carers whose child/children qualify for Pupil Premium funding (i.e. they currently receive Targeted Free School Meals or have done so in the last six years). Students who are in care or in service families also qualify for Pupil Premium funding. 

Support can include:

• ​Free breakfast (to the value of £1.45) and breaktime snack (to the value of £1.00) from the school canteen

• Vouchers towards school uniform

• Financial support towards the costs of school trips, supplies and activities

• Funding towards the costs of Music lessons

• Academic support in Maths and English

​For more information about Pupil Premium and details on how we spend our Pupil Premium funding, please visit our Pupil Premium page.

Students are eligible for free school meals if they or their parent(s) are in receipt of: 

• Universal Credit - regardless of income

• Income Support 

• Income based Job Seeker’s Allowance

• Income based Employment and Support Allowance 

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 

• Asylum seeker support 

​Further details about free school meals, including details on how to apply, can be found by visiting the Free School Meals page on North Somerset Council's website.

The daily free school meal allowance is as follows:

• Students in receipt of Free School Meals: £2.85 per day
• Students in receipt of Free School Meals and Pupil Premium Funding:  
  • £1.45 per day for breakfast (8:15am-8:45am)
  • £3.85 per day (incs £2.85 FSM allowance + £1.00 breaktime allowance) at break and lunchtime (10am onwards)

Please note, the daily allowance is per day only and does not roll over to the following day.

Parents can ‘top up’ their student’s allowance via ParentPay. However, if you wish to limit the spending to only allow the Free School Meal allowance, please email the Finance team at finance@backwellschool.net

We recognise that some parents find it difficult to fund the costs of school activities or resources, so we allocate a small amount of funding to provide financial assistance to those parents/carers whose child/children qualify for Pupil Premium funding (ie they currently receive free school meals or have done so in the last six years) or who are eligible for Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit.

​Applications for financial assistance must be made using the Financial Assistance form when costs/fees associated with learning or school trips are actually known and must be accompanied by a letter from North Somerset Council confirming eligibility for free school meals.

Financial Assistance application forms can be found at the bottom of this page.

We may be able to offer exceptional financial assistance, i.e. if you are not in receipt of either free school meals, Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. Please complete the Financial Assistance form above once you know the cost of the trip or activity for which you require support.

We run a school fund, which is covered entirely by parental donations. This fund is used to support students with extra-curricular activities as well as to develop the school environment. All donations to the school fund are gratefully received – please contact the Finance Office for more information.