schools

Grants for schools

grants programmes to support education for pupils with
home addresses in Lambeth

In accordance with our Charity Commission Schemes, the grants currently available to schools are designed to enhance educational opportunities for those pupils from financially poor households (that is, families in receipt of means tested benefits, on very low incomes or without access to State benefits).

We are asking schools to ask themselves -

what are the greatest barriers that your pupils from the lowest income households face in achieving their full potential and

how could a grant play a role in resolving those difficulties?

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Our grant aid to schools is targeted on pupils who are in financial need; you must therefore be clear who the intended beneficiaries are. (We take entitlement to Free School Meals - or being verifiably known to be slightly above the eligibility limit (e.g. in receipt of significant working tax credit) - as a proxy indicator of need).

We cannot provide grants for the purchase of goods or services provided for by central or local government or which could reasonably be met from the school's devolved budget).

some examples of grants to schools (always targeted on pupils in financial need)

academic support

extra curricular teaching (e.g. art, sports, music, drama)

equipment and facilities (e.g. instruments, materials, books)

home/school support services

after-school activities

educational field trips (there is a separate application form for these - to be found on the downloads page)

This list is not exhaustive and new ideas are welcome.

How to apply
School representatives are required to discuss their ideas with us before completing an Initial Proposal Form.

When you call we will let you know the indicative grant amount for your school. The figure is based on our overall annual grants budget for schools, assigned proportionally according to the number of Lambeth resident free school meals (FSM) pupils in a school.

If we are satisfied with the initial proposal we will invite you to complete a ‘stage 2’ application form which we will email you.

If a grant is awarded schools must agree to our standard terms and conditions - view

Archbishop Sumner Primary School pupils

Some of our grants to schools have been made to -

	Lark Hall Primary School: £75,000 (£25,000 x 3 years) toward the cost of a targeted Saturday School tuition for 60 pupils from the five participating schools who are eligible for free school meals and who have been assessed as having the potential to achieve Key Stage 2 level four or above but who are unlikely to achieve level four without additional tuition.
	Bishop Thomas Grant School £3,600 is to support at least 10 FSM pupils’ private music lessons for one year
	Hillmead Primary School: £16,848 to provide tutors to support 16 children from low income families get back on track and reach their full potential in their SATs plus the cost of conducting an independent evaluation of the scheme.
	St Anne’s RC Primary School: £5,000 towards bringing in Springboard for Children, a charity that provides a team of specialised teachers and trained volunteers for one-on-one literacy training to those achieving below age level.
	Archbishop Sumner CofE Primary School: £3,000 towards the cost of financially disadvantaged pupils participating in after-school clubs, after-school childcare, holiday childcare and holiday/weekend activity camps.