Pupil premium funding is an additional funding stream that aims to narrow the gap in achievement and attainment between children entitled to free school meals (FSM) and their non FSM peers.

The Government has extended its reach to cover any child that has been registered for FSM or a Child Looked After (CLA) within the past six years.

According to the DfE, schools have the freedom to spend the funding as they see fit based upon their knowledge of pupil need; ‘It is for the schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what educational provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility’ (DfE website).

Eligibility

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you may be eligible for Pupil Premium and you could save hundreds of pounds a year on school meal costs / holiday lunches etc. The school also benefits, as we could receive up to £1,345 per year from the government for each child registered, which can be used for books, equipment or additional staff. 

Use our Free School Meals eligibility checker

Hammersmith and Fulham Residents - https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/benefits/student-benefits-and-grants  

Ealing Residents  https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201111/education_grants_and_financial_assistance/701/free_school_meals 

PE & Sport Premium 

St John XXIII Catholic Primary School appreciates the contribution of PE to the health and well-being of its children. We also acknowledge that a broad, balanced, high quality curriculum and extra-curricular activities have a positive impact on concentration, attitude and achievement.

how they do this.

The four objectives of the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding are:

1. To improve the quality of existing PE teaching through continuing professional learning in PE for generalists, so that all primary pupils improve their health, skills and physical literacy, and have broader exposure to a range of sports
2. To increase participation levels in competitive sport and healthy activity of pupils, and maintain these into adolescence
3. To increase the quality of initial teacher training in PE and sport, and to promote PE specialisation in primary level workforce
4. For schools to show that they understand and value the benefits of high quality PE and sport, including its use as a tool for whole school improvement

All children in Key Stage 2 take part in a two-week block of swimming lessons; swimming each day at the Jane Adegoke Swimming Pool. Children in years three, four and five have swimming lessons in the Autumn Term. Year 6 swim in the Summer Term. Our school swimming data for the current year to date is displayed below.