Pupil Premium
Lady Lumley’s Academy receives Disadvantaged student funding from the government each academic year. This funding is in place to help school close the gap between disadvantaged students and their peers. As a school we are totally committed to raising the aspirations and standards of achievement of all students and there are a number of ways in which we are striving to close these gaps in achievement. These are highlighted in the linked documents below.
Each financial year, Lady Lumley’s Academy receive funding for the following:
- Students currently eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the last 6 years.
- Identified in the January school census or the alternative provision census as having left local authority care as a result of:
- adoption
- a special guardianship order
- a child arrangements order (previously known as a residence order)
- Who has been in local authority care for 1 day or more
We now aim to check eligibility for free school meals for all students when they start at the school to ensure we can provide free school meals to all who qualify.
We use the Online Free School Meal (OFSM) system which checks and confirms to you and the school whether you are eligible or not. Even if your child is not eligible now, the system continues to check and will notify you and the school if your child becomes eligible in the future.
If you do not believe you have provided the relevant details to enable us to check eligibility on your behalf, you can apply yourself.
To apply for free school meals visit the link below and search for the school to start your application:
This online process replaces the paper application form that parents used to have to send to complete and send to North Yorkshire Council. In addition to securing free school meals, this would also result in the school receiving Pupil Premium funding from central government which we can then utilise to support your child with additional educational opportunities.
As a school we want to open up all opportunities to all students and do not want financial difficulties to be a barrier to these opportunities for pupils. We would always welcome dialogue with parents/carers to discuss how we can offer support in these circumstances.
Our Pupil Premium lead in school is Ms Squibb. Please feel free to contact Ms Squibb (squibbs@ladylumleys.or.uk) or your child’s tutor or subject teachers to discuss ways in which we may be able to help.
Our Disadvantaged strategy highlights how we help students to overcome barriers to success.