Fishergate Primary School School Information Key Information Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is funding provided to schools, which is additional to main school funding and is used to raise the attainment of eligible children, close the gap between then and their peers and provide additional opportunities for the child they would otherwise be unable to experience. It is allocated according to the number of pupils on-roll who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) or have been eligible within the past 6 years, a small amount allocated according to the number of children of service families and an allocation for each pupil has been adopted from care. Children who have been in Local authority care for 1 day or more also receive pupil premium funding. Funding for these pupils goes to the Virtual school head in the school that looks after the child and an amount is then distributed to school.

Schools have the freedom to spend the Pupil premium budget in ways they believe will support the raising of attainment and support overcoming barriers to learning for the most vulnerable pupils. Further information can be found on the Department of Education website.

If you think your child may be eligible to receive this additional funding but are not sure whether the school are aware of this, please speak to a member of the office staff or Mrs Clarke.

2023-2024 Pupil Premium Summary

School Overview

 School name Fishergate Primary School
Pupils in school 308 (2023-2024)
Proportion of disadvantaged pupils 79 (25.6%)
Pupil premium allocation this academic year £107460.00
Academic year or years covered by statement 2023-2025
Publish date 1/12/23
Review date 1/12/25
Statement authorised by Tina Clarke
Pupil premium lead Tina Clarke
Governor lead Jackie Hudson

Click here to download the full Pupil Premium Strategy 2023-2025 document, updated for the 2023-24 academic year. Please note, this is a working document that may be reviewed throughout the year and is updated onto the school website at least once annually.

Previous Years

2022-2023 Pupil Premium Summary

School Overview

 School name Fishergate Primary School
Pupils in school 306 (2021-2022) 307 (2022-2023)
Proportion of disadvantaged pupils 25.8% (2021-2022) 24.1% (2022-2023)
Pupil premium allocation this academic year £88,525 (2021-2022) £108,777 (2022-2023)
Academic year or years covered by statement 2021-2023
Publish date 1.12.21 1.12.22
Review date 1.12.22 1.12.23
Statement authorised by Tina Clarke
Pupil premium lead Tina Clarke
Governor lead Jackie Hudson  

Strategy aims for disadvantaged pupils

Measure Activity
Priority 1 Implement Talk for York strategy to support the use of talk and language with EYFS and throughout school to improve the acquisition and development of language.
Priority 2 Raise attainment for children in KS1 and KS2, with a focus on phonics, spelling and vocabulary
Priority 3 Work collaboratively with parents to increase engagement in learning and improve attainment in reading.
Barriers to learning these priorities address Ensuring staff use evidence-based teaching interventions with clear outcomes and assessment cycleEngagement of parents who have had negative personal experiences of school.Cost of training and resourcingTime limitations of staff
Projected spending £87,857 (2021-2022) £103,347 (2022-2023)Further purchase of Little Wandle resources and training/monitoring may be required.

Click here to download the full Pupil Premium Strategy for 2022-2023

Putting Evidence to Work:

Previous Years

2021-2022 Pupil Premium Summary

School overview

 School name Fishergate Primary School
Pupils in school 306
Proportion of disadvantaged pupils 25.8%
Pupil premium allocation this academic year £88,525
Academic year or years covered by statement 2021-2022
Publish date 1.12.21
Review date 1.12.22
Statement authorised by Tina Clarke
Pupil premium lead Tina Clarke
Governor lead Jackie Hudson

Strategy aims for disadvantaged pupils

Priority 1 Raise attainment for children in KS1 and KS2, with a focus on phonics, spelling and vocabulary
Priority 2 Implement Talk for York strategy and collaborate with the  team to develop use of talk and language with EYFS and throughout school
Priority 3 Work collaboratively with parents to increase engagement in learning and improve attainment in reading.
Barriers to learning these priorities address Ensuring staff use evidence-based teaching interventions with clear outcomes and assessment cycle    Engagement of parents who have had negative personal experiences of school.Cost of training and resourcingTime limitations of staff
Projected spending £87,857

Click here to download the full Pupil Premium Strategy for 2021-2022 including an evaluation of the impact that the pupil premium had on pupils in 2020-2021

2020-2021 Pupil Premium Summary

Grant allocation for this academic year Fishergate Primary school has 307 children on roll and will receive funding for 65 Pupil premium children, totalling £87,500  for the 2020/2021 academic year.The Pupil Premium breakdown is as follows:    

  • 37 pupils in receipt of Free School meals
  • 14 pupils classed as Ever 6
  • 8 pupils classed as ‘Children in care’ or ‘Adopted from care’
  • 6 pupils classed as ‘Service’
Main challenges faced by eligible pupils at school Pupil Premium children at Fishergate Primary may have a range of challenges in the way of their academic, social and emotional development, some of which may be external.  These include:    

  • Disruption to education as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) including substantial absence due to lock-down and/or periods of self-isolation
  • Engagement in home learning due to COVID-19 impacting in academic attainment, behaviour for learning, social and emotional needs
  • Speech. Language and communication needs including social development
  • Social and emotional needs
  • Difficulties with number sense and knowledge
  • Levels of transient education through school mobility or relocation
  • Financial-some children have less access to cultural and social experiences which would enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Parental engagement and specific outcomes in order to support their child.
Aims for this academic year      
  • Identify gaps in learning in reading, writing, maths and learning skills
  • Academic progress in line with non PP-particularly in reading and maths
  • Ensure high quality home learning is available including supporting parental engagement and skills
  • Identify needs of current families receiving pupil premium funding to ensure support is appropriate
  • Provide a language rich curriculum enabling pupils to have a widened vocabulary.
  • Raise self-esteem, team building skills, life experience opportunities and cultural capital and motivation for pupils.
  • Increased emotional literacy and understanding

Click here to download Pupil Premium information for 2020-2021

2019-2020 Pupil Premium Summary

Grant allocation for this academic year Fishergate Primary school has 307 children on roll and will receive funding for 69 Pupil premium children, totalling £91,960 for the 2019/20 academic year.
Main challenges faced by eligible pupils at school Pupil Premium children at Fishergate Primary may have a range of challenges in the way of their academic, social and emotional development, some of which may be external.  These include:    

  • Speech. Language and communication needs including social development
  • Social and emotional needs
  • Difficulties with number sense and knowledge
  • Levels of transient education through school mobility or relocation
  • Financial-some children have less access to cultural and social experiences which would enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Parental engagement and specific outcomes in order to support their child.
Aims for this academic year       
  • Raise self-esteem, team building skills, life experience opportunities and cultural capital and motivation for pupils.
  • Increase language processing and social communication progress
  • Academic progress in line with non PP
  • Increased attainment as a result of modelled parental engagement, triple p intervention and extra-curricular activities
  • Increased emotional literacy and understanding

Click here to download the Pupil Premium information for 2019-2020

2018-2019 Pupil Premium (PP) Strategy Summary

Grant allocation for this academic year Fishergate Primary school  has 307 children on roll and will receive funding for 68 Pupil premium children, totalling £98,000 for the 2018/19 academic year.
Main barriers faced by eligible pupils at school Pupil Premium children at Fishergate Primary may have a range of barriers in the way of their academic, social and emotional development, some of which may be external.  These include:      

  • Speech. Language and communication needs including social development
  • Social and emotional needs (To working both proactively as well as reactively)
  • Inconsistent number sense and knowledge
  • High levels of transient education through school mobility or relocation
  • Financial-some children have less access to cultural and social experiences which would enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Parental engagement and specific outcomes in order to support their child.
Aims for this academic year
  • Raise self-esteem, team building skills, life experience opportunities and motivation for Disadvantaged pupils.
  • Increase Language processing and social communication progress
  • Academic progress in line with non PP
  • Increased attainment as a result of modelled parental engagement and extra-curricular activities-targeting hard to reach families
  • Increased emotional literacy and understanding

The school’s Pupil Premium Strategy is a working document that will be evaluated at census points throughout the academic year and updated accordingly; please click here to view this.

2017-2018 Pupil Premium (PP) Strategy Summary

1.      Summary information
School Fishergate Primary school
Academic Year 2017-2018 Total PP budget £74,680 Date of most recent PP Review Summer 2018
Total number of pupils 308 Number of pupils eligible for PP 49 Date for next internal review of this strategy Autumn 2018
FSM LAC/PLAC Service
38 8 3

The anticipated level of Pupil Premium funding for Fishergate Primary School in 2017/2018 is £74,680.  The school’s Pupil Premium Strategy is a working document that will be evaluated at census points throughout the academic year and updated accordingly – for a review and evaluation of the 2017-2018 Pupil Premium Strategy please see the “Review of expenditure” on page 7 of the September 2018 Pupil Premium Strategy document.

2016-2017 Pupil Premium (PP) Strategy Summary

Summary information for 2016-17
School Fishergate Primary school
Academic Year 2016-17 Total PP budget 71,020 Date of PP Review July 2017
Total number of pupils 301 Number of pupils eligible for PP 51 Date for next internal review of this strategy Autumn 2017
FSM LAC Service
35 7 8

Click here to view the full document as a .pdf

2015/2016 Pupil Premium Statement

In 2015/16 Fishergate School will receive £76,160 for Pupil Premium Funding.

Spent on Aim Impact
Streamed phonics groups for KS1 To ensure that underachieving KS1 readers and writers make good progress. Children supported to blend and segment phonics and apply skills to reading and writing.  Children more confident to attempt new and unfamiliar words.
Nurture Groups providing dedicated support for vulnerable children and families Practical support for those vulnerable children with their emotions and worries, 10 hours during afternoons.       Children able to share needs with a named adult trained to help. Practical help given to specific children.       Positive impact on attitudes to learning and progress, potential and actual in year.
Talk boost and Time to talk Speech Language and Communication Needs intervention
To develop communication skills with positive impacts on academic progress and self-esteem-focus on Early years and Year 1 children to ensure effective early intervention
 Improved communication skills and social skills in the classroom and playground. Children more able to organise and communicate thoughts and ideas
Self-regulation group – targeted support by a Teaching Assistant for specific children who have barriers to learning TA to run a practical group to help children who have specific anger management difficulties       Provide strategies to help them cope when things go wrong Improving behaviour, shown in the reduced number of incidents during the year.
Access to music tuition for families in need Develop skills and encourage positive attitudes towards learning in school Children have access to lessons and learning to play an instrument
In class 1:1 support for specific children to accelerate their learning TAs working with children each week to plug gaps in their learning and support towards targets PP tracker shows positive impact for those children, seen in APS progress.
Monster maths/Rapid maths intervention to support lower attaining pupils To support pupils; enabling them to move from below expected to expected levels of attainment Basic maths skills in place and impacting on progress in class.  Children increasingly confident when contributing to whole class teaching.
Teaching support for small groups to support the learning of basic skills       Teaching support for small groups of early years and Y1 children to develop fine and gross motor skills SEND Teaching assistant working in afternoon sessions with small groups to plug gaps in learning in reading, writing and maths       Early Years designated SEN Teaching assistant working in the afternoons to support fine and gross motor skills Impact seen in progress data.       Impact seen in Good level of development and progress data as well as self-confidence
Support for vulnerable families in accessing activities at lunchtimes and after school, including residential visits Children able to attend a variety of activities through clubs in and out of school Funding used to enable specific children to receive music lessons, attend sports clubs and holidays clubs, with positive impact on family engagement with school.
Provide a Parent Partnership for all families, with targeted support for those in need Provide information, signpost to other agencies and services, help to broker support, share strategies of positive parenting, support in the home, helping parents to help children workshops, staff attending meetings to offer support To engage parents in school and with their children’s learning       Improve attendanceEnsure children are ready to learn
SEN TA set up and available to support children across the school in afternoons Ensure individuals and groups are given SEN support.   Help to narrow the gap. Progress data shows gap is narrowing between all children and those with SEN       Pre and post assessments show impact of SEN support
 Access to holiday club provision Support for vulnerable families with activities during the summer holiday Positive impact on well-being and support for families
 1:1 Emotional Literacy Support sessions for vulnerable pupils .To support social and emotional development impacting of self-esteem and academic progress Impact seen in social and emotional development and ability to engage in collaborative work and social contexts

2014/2015 Pupil Premium Statement

In 2014/15, the school received £70,300. This has increased due to pupil numbers increasing for FSM, service families, Looked After/Adopted children and is based on January 2014 census information.

Spent on Aim Impact
Extending programme of early intervention working with Early Years families Help settle children to school       Offer support for parents on how they can help at home, with managing behaviour, with routines that help to raise aspirationsHelp parents/carers engage with school 71% achieving a Good Level of Development in EYU compares well with national of 60%       Feedback from parents very positive about welcome and how children have settled. Good use of Learning Journey Books.
Service Families Support Group, run by an experienced and trained Teaching Assistant Provide practical support for families following deployment to Afghanistan       Help each child to make weekly contact with absent parent through e-blueys and lettersSupport vulnerable parents, liaising with the Army Welfare Service Children supported through a difficult time.   Regular contact with parent posted overseas. Adults at home supported.
Nurture Groups providing dedicated support for vulnerable children and families Practical support for those vulnerable children with their emotions and worries, 10 hours during afternoons       Children able to share needs with a named adult trained to help Practical help given to specific children.   Positive impact on attitudes to learning and progress, potential and actual in year.
Self-regulation group – targeted support by a Teaching Assistant for specific children who have barriers to learning TA to run a practical group to help children who have specific anger management difficulties       Provide strategies to help them cope when things go wrong Improving behaviour, shown in the reduced number of incidents during the year.
Access to music tuition for families in need Develop skills and encourage positive attitudes towards learning in school Children have access to lessons and learning to play an instrument
In class 1:1 support for specific children to accelerate their learning TAs working with children each week to plug gaps in their learning and support towards targets PP tracker shows positive impact for those children, seen in APS progress.
Playground Leader Training for a group of children who will support those who find playtimes difficult Day of training for Y5/6 Playground leaders provided each year       Support group meetings and refresher training sessionsSupporting children during lunch playtimes with games and activitiesIdentifying those on their own and supporting with their play Playground Leaders in place, supporting their peers, especially noticing those who are alone or unhappy.
Teaching support for small groups to support the learning of basic skills SENCO working in afternoon sessions with small groups to plug gaps in learning in reading, writing and maths Impact seen in progress data.
Support for vulnerable families in accessing activities at lunchtimes and after school, including residential visits Children able to attend a variety of activities through clubs in and out of school Funding used to enable specific children to receive music lessons, attend sports clubs and holidays clubs, with positive impact on family engagement with school.
Provide a Parent Partnership for all families, with targeted support for those in need Provide information, signpost to other agencies and services, help to broker support, share strategies of positive parenting, support in the home, helping parents to help children workshops, staff attending meetings to offer support To engage parents in school and with their children’s learning       Improve attendanceEnsure children are ready to learn
SEN TA set up and available to support children across the school in afternoons Ensure individuals and groups are given SEN support.   Help to narrow the gap. Progress data shows gap is narrowing between all children and those with SEN       Pre and post assessments show impact of SEN support
Access to Holiday Clubs provision Support for vulnerable families with activities during the summer holiday Positive impact on well-being and support for families
Additional ELSA TA trained in KS1 Additional support for vulnerable and looked after children in KS1. Practical help given to specific children.   Positive impact on attitudes to learning and progress, potential and actual in year.

2013/14 Pupil Premium Statement

In 2013/14, the school received £54,303.  This has increased due to pupil numbers increasing for FSM, service families, Looked After/Adopted children and is based on January 2013 census information.

Spent on Aim Impact
Extending programme of early intervention working with Early Years families Help settle children to schoolOffer support for parents on how they can help at home, with managing behaviour, with routines that help to raise aspirationsHelp parents/carers engage with school % achieving a Good Level of Development in EYU compares well with national and CYCFeedback from parents very positive about welcome and how children have settled. Good use of Learning Journey Books.
Service Families Support Group, run by an experienced and trained Teaching Assistant Provide practical support for families following deployment to Afghanistan. Help each child to make weekly contact with absent parent through e-blueys and letters. Support vulnerable parents, liaising with the Army Welfare Service Children supported through a difficult time.   Regular contact with parent posted overseas. Adults at home supported, children made good progress in year shown in tracker data.
Nurture Groups providing dedicated support for vulnerable children and families Practical support for those vulnerable children with their emotions and worries, 10 hours during afternoons. Children able to share needs with a named adult trained to help Practical help given to specific children.   Positive impact on attitudes to learning and progress, potential and actual in year.
Self-regulation group – targeted support by a Teaching Assistant for specific children who have barriers to learning TA to run a practical group to help children who have specific anger management difficulties. Provide strategies to help them cope when things go wrong Improving behaviour, shown in the reduced number of incidents during the year.
Access to music tuition for families in need Develop skills and encourage positive attitudes towards learning in school Children have access to lessons and learning to play an instrument
In class 1:1 support for specific children to accelerate their learning TAs working with children each week to plug gaps in their learning and support towards targets PP tracker shows positive impact for those children, seen in APS progress.
Playground Leader Training for a group of children who will support those who find playtimes difficult  Day of training for Y5/6 Playground leaders provided each year. Support group meetings and refresher training sessions. Supporting children during lunch playtimes with games and activities       Identifying those on their own and supporting with their play Playground Leaders in place, supporting their peers, especially noticing those who are alone or unhappy.
Teaching support for small groups to support the learning of basic skills  SENCO working in afternoon sessions with small groups to plug gaps in learning in reading, writing and maths Impact seen in progress data.
Support for vulnerable families in accessing activities at lunchtimes and after school, including residential visits Children able to attend a variety of activities through clubs in and out of school Funding used to enable specific children to receive music lessons, attend sports clubs and holidays clubs, with positive impact on family engagement with school.
Provide a Parent Partnership for all families, with targeted support for those in need Provide information, signpost to other agencies and services, help to broker support, share strategies of positive parenting, support in the home, helping parents to help children workshops, staff attending meetings to offer support To engage parents in school and with their children’s learning       Improve attendanceEnsure children are ready to learn
SEN TA set up and available to support children across the school in afternoons Ensure individuals and groups are given SEN support.   Help to narrow the gap. Progress data shows gap is narrowing between all children and those with SEN. Pre and post assessments show impact of SEN support
Access to Holiday Clubs provision Support for vulnerable families with activities during the summer holiday Positive impact on well-being and support for families

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