Pupil Premium Key Documentation
- The Pupil Premium Statement St John Fisher School 2023-24 can be downloaded by clicking here
- The Pupil Premium Strategy and Impact Analysis 2022-23 can be downloaded by clicking here
What is the Pupil Premium Grant?
- The Pupil Premium Grant is additional funding paid directly to schools by the government in respect of their disadvantaged students. It is designed to help disadvantaged pupils perform better and close the gap between them and their peers. By paying Pupil Premium funding directly to schools, it reaches the students who need it most, as the schools are best placed to allocate the funds.
- The grant was introduced in 2011 and was enhanced in 2014.
Pupil Premium Eligibility as of 2023-24
The Pupil Premium for 2023-24 includes:
- Pupils registered for free school meals (FSM). FSM is a benefit awarded to pupils under the age of 19, where a parent or carer is in receipt of qualifying benefits.
- Pupils who have been registered for FSM within the last six years (Ever 6 FSM).
- Pupils who are children of service personnel (Ever 5).
- Pupils who are looked after (LAC), defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority.
- Pupils who have been adopted from care or have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order.
- The basic rate of Pupil Premium Funding for 2023-2024 is £941 per eligible student.
- St John Fisher Catholic School budgeted to receive Pupil Premium funding of £333,240 for 2023-24, based on a calculation of 353 eligible pupils.
- In the academic year 2023-24, approximately 32% of St John Fisher’s Catholic School cohort are eligible for Pupil Premium, higher than the national figure.
The Pupil Premium Strategy is reviewed on a half-termly basis. The current strategy document for 2023-24 and the reviewed strategy document for 2022-23 are available to download at the top of this page.
