Free School Meals

From the 2026/2027 academic year there is new eligibility criteria for Free School Meals: 

There will be a targeted FSM entitlement for families in receipt of Universal credit (provided they have a household income of no more than £7,400), or the guaranteed element of the Pension Credit, or support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
There will be an expanded FSM entitlement for families receiving Universal Credit with a household income of over £7,400 a year .
Transitional protection will end – this means those children who have been receiving Free School Meals who no longer qualify under the above benefits will stop receiving these. 
All Free School Meal eligibility must be rechecked annually – this will take place in the June to September period.

We ask our families to make an application, even if you do not think you are eligible. This will:  

Enable us to record if a family is eligible for targeted free school meals or expanded free school meals
Ensure eligibility can be rechecked annually without a new application having to be made
Enable anyone not currently eligible to have their eligibility automatically rechecked periodically. This means if your circumstances change and you become eligible, you will not need to reapply in the future.

To find out more about how the school uses the pupil premium funding, please follow this link:

Please apply for free school meals by completing the form on the London Borough of Sutton Website:

Carshalton High School for Girls