Step-by-step guide to check your eligibility
There are three different tools you can use to check whether you are eligible for the Access 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Contextual Offer and details of how you can use them are provided below.
Check the POLAR4 Quintile of your home postcode
Check the IMD Quintile of your home postcode
- Decile 1 or 2 = IMD Quintile 1
- Decile 3 or 4 = IMD Quintile 2
- Decile 5 or 6 = IMD Quintile 3
- Decile 7 or 8 = IMD Quintile 4
- Decile 9 or 10 = IMD Quintile 5
Check the eligibility of your school or college
Are you eligible for an Access 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Contextual Offer?
After using the look up tools, you can count how many of the Access 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Contextual Offer eligibility criteria you meet.
If you meet two or more of the criteria for an Access 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Contextual Offer, you are eligible for this scheme.
You are also eligible for an Access 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Contextual Offer if:
- You were known to be eligible for and in receipt of free school meals (FSM) at the end of Key Stage 4 (Year 11) and/or six years prior to this point (England)
- You were known to be eligible for Free School Meals in the 6 years prior to Year 12 (Northern Ireland)
- You were known to have been eligible for Free School Meals between the start of Year 11 and the January five years prior to this (Wales)
- You are currently in receipt of Free School Meals or Free Meals in Further Education