Free School Meals

The Free Online School Meals checking service is a fast and convenient way to check your Free School Meal eligibility by entering some personal details, including your National Insurance number or National Asylum number.

This safe, fast online service removes the need for paper forms to be completed and posted to Bexley Council and will give you an instant decision.  We will be notified straight away if your child is eligible.

If your child is already in receipt of Free School Meals, you should have already received a letter/email from us regarding the new system.  To ensure your child continues to receive Free School Meals, you will need to reapply with us with the details we requested, or you can complete the application online. If you have any questions about FSM (Free School Meals), please refer to the information below or our download FSM leaflet: Guidance on Free School Meals eligibility

If you require further information, please contact us by email: pupilpremium@townleygrammar.org.uk
 Or by Telephone: 0208 304 8311 and ask to speak to the Admissions team.

How do I find out?

Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

What to do next?

If your application for Free School Meals is successful, Townley Grammar School will also receive extra funding from the Government to use in support of teaching and learning (Pupil Premium).
If you would like to apply for Free School Meals you can:
Apply online at https://apply.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/entrust

For support or assistance please contact: pupilpremium@townleygrammar.org.uk
Please note: If your application comes back as Not Found (Pending) please contact the school with evidence of your eligibility to pupilpremium@townleygrammar.org.uk within 42 days.

What does your child get with Free School Meals?

If your child is eligible for FSM, they will be able to have a meal each day in the canteen at no cost to you, up to £2.85. They are also eligible to purchase breakfast items up to a value of £1.60 each day, and collect a breakfast bar at break from our student hub. Students in receipt of FSM cannot be identified by other pupils because all students use our cashless system to pay for school meals in the canteen, the money is added automatically daily.

Sixth Form Bursary

Sixth Form students (age 16-19) can also apply for the Sixth Form Bursary which supports students with the essential costs of participating in their study programme, such as public transport costs to and from school; essential books and equipment. Please take a look at this page for more information on how to apply.