Post-16 Bursary Information

Discretionary Bursary 2022-23

School based Sixth Forms and colleges are granted an annual Discretionary Bursary Fund (DB) to distribute to students who may qualify. The ethos behind this payment is to provide financial support to help students overcome specific financial barriers to participation so they can remain in education. In order to access the DB 2022-23, students must fall into one of the categories below:

  • Be entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) via application from the Local Authority OR
  • Be in a state of provable financial hardship

More information can be found in the letter below and via the Government website also linked below:

Holy Family Discretionary Bursary 2022-23 

Further Information: https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund 

Sixth Form Bursary Policy

Post-16 Bursary Claim Form