Schools Minister David Laws has congratulated St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Hull, for qualifying in the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards, following key stage 2 results published last week.
St Andrew's CofE Primary, one of 430 schools named in the Awards, has won £1,000 and is now invited to apply for prizes worth up to £100,000, which will be awarded at a ceremony hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in March next year.
The Pupil Premium Awards reward schools which are able to provide evidence of effective strategies to improve the achievement of disadvantaged pupils and show sustained improvement in raising their attainment. The pupil premium is extra funding schools receive for every disadvantaged pupil they teach and is worth £2.5 billion this year alone.
Schools Minister David Laws said, "The pupil premium is building a fairer society with opportunity for everyone. I would encourage all of the primary schools who have received a £1,000 prize to share their achievements with other schools so they can learn from their strengths and experience. I hope all schools will continue to learn from this excellent practice and ensure they are using their pupil premium effectively, so that they too may be in the running for a prize in 2016."
Congratulations to everyone at St Andrew's CofE Primary School!