Primary Award Winners for 2022/23 (Reference)
Primary Award Winners for 2022/23
This table is primarily to check if your school has already been awarded the maximum of £1,000 for this academic year
Click on the school name for further details of the awards won
| SCHOOL | Award | SCHOOL | Award | SCHOOL | Award | ||
| Grange Academy (E) | 995 | Roebuck Academy (E) | 1000 | Stevenage/N.Herts Writing Project (Sponsorship) | 1600 | ||
| Widford School (E) | 975 | Thundridge School (E) | 967 | Parkgate Junior (STEM) | 991 | ||
| St. Margaret Clitherow (E) |
1000 |
Larkspur (E/O L) | 991 | Oxhey Wood (E/O L) | 1000 | ||
| Therfield First (E/O L) |
907 |
Therfield First #2 (STEM) | 87 | Warren Dell (MF) | 1000 | ||
| Hartsbourne (E) |
1000 |
Great Gaddesden (E) | 1000 | Tonwell St. Mary's (STEM) | 995 | ||
| Hillshott Infant (E) |
1000 |
Wilbury Junior (E) | 872 | Chaulden Junior (E) | 1000 | ||
| St. Mary's C of E (MF) |
800 |
Saffron Green (STEM) | 969 | Moss Bury ( STEM) | 797 | ||
| Shepherd (STEM) | Mount Pleasant Lane (PE) | 960 | Waterside Academy (E) | 816 | |||
| Gade Valley (MF) | Harvey Road (E/O L) | 996 | Alban City (MF) | 1000 | |||
| Ayecliffe Drive (MF) |
960 |
Bayford (E/OL) | 1000 | Wattling View (MF) | 1000 | ||
| Shenley (F) |
341 |
Bushey Manor (F) | 960 |
(Focus Key: MF = Multi-focus E = English F = Foundation E/O L = Effective/Outdoor Learning STEM = Science, technology, engineering, mathematics PE = Physical Education)
Primary Award Winners for Autumn Term 2022 (Details)
Here is a round-up of the primary awards granted so far in the autumn term of 2022. Each successful application has to satisfy our award criteria which you can find here. We wish all the schools every success with their wonderful projects and are very pleased to have helped them "make a big difference with a little money".
| School | Location | Focus Area | Award Summary | Amount |
| Grange Academy | Letchworth | English | A wide selection of fiction and non-fiction for 4 year groups to replace deteriorating books and expose children to cross-curricular ideas, wider world contexts and foster ideas of diversity. | 995 |
| Roebuck Academy | Stevenage | English | 5x complete sets of Monster Phonics scheme books to enhance access to targeted materials especially for intervention and catch-up groups. Many of the books are also multi-sensory to engage a wide range of SEND pupils. | 1000 |
| Stevenage/N. Herts Writing Project | Stevenage | English (Sponsorship) | EdufundUK's first sponsorship begins in 2022/23 after a number of years of informally supporting this project. We have funded the books and some of the award ceremony costs for this excellent project in which KS2 classes in 16 Hertfordshire schools (this year) focus on the same book for writing work for a number of weeks and submit their best writers into the competition. A wonderful opportunity for school collaboration and innovative English teaching and learning. | 1600 |
| Widford Primary | Widford | English | A range of Floppy Phonics and Oxford Reading Tree books to reinforce phonics at home and in intervention groups in KS1 and facilitate catch-up sessions for KS2 children in need. | 975 |
| Thundridge Primary | Ware | English | A wide range of Little Wandle phonics books and cards to extend the variety of text types available and enable teaching in smaller groups for KS1 and give more appropriate content to Y3 pupils requiring intervention. | 967 |
| Parkgate Junior | Watford | STEM | 4X Micro:bit Club (10 Pack) sets and a 3D printer to improve skills coverage such as CAD and programming with hands-on equipment both in class and in extra-curricular clubs. |
991 |
| St. Margaret Clitherow | Stevenage | English | A diverse range of Collins Big Cat group reading books for Y1-3 to enhance small group teaching, challenge the most able children, inspire a love of reading and develop pupils' cultural capital. | 1000 |
| Larkspur | Ware | Effective and Outdoor Learning | A wide range of sensory, learning and wellbeing equipment to help pupils with SEN, lower attaining pupils, pupils with pastoral needs and pupils who struggle with memory/retention to engage in effective learning through emotional regulation and utilising varied learning styles. | 991 |
| Oxhey Wood | Watford | Effective/ Outdoor L. | A range of Forest School and gardening equipment and a greenhouse to develop an outdoor learning environment for regular class sessions and afterschool clubs. | 1000 |
| Therfield First | Royston | Effective/ Outdoor L. | A class set of waterproof overalls and gardening tools for older and younger children to facilitate all-weather weekly Forest School classes and new gardening clubs where children will tend their own class allotments. | 907 |
| Therfield First | Royston | STEM | A bulk set of aprons to facilitate whole-class cooking lessons, clubs and workshops. |
87 |
| Warren Dell | Watford | Multi Focus | A wide range of books for the library and classrooms with a special focus on science and foundation subjects to support the children's curriculum reading and broaden their reading at home. |
1000 |
| Hartsbourne | Bushey | English | A book vending machine to support their Reading Journey Initiative and raise the profile of reading in the school. |
1000 |
| Great Gaddesden | Hemel Hempstead | English | Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond and Emerald Big Cat phonic book sets to ensure a diverse range of appropriate texts for KS2 reading and smaller intervention groups. |
1000 |
| Tonwell St. Mary's | Hertford | STEM | A range of science workshops and equipment to create an immersive and exciting suite of activities for National Science Week and normal curriculum lessons. |
995 |
| Hillshott Infant | Letchworth | English | Half class sets of Phase 2 Big Cat phonics books to extend their Little Wandle scheme into Reception in order to better prepare them for KS1. |
1000 |
| St. Mary's CofE | Berkhampsted | Multi-Focus | D+T Leadership training to develop knowledge and skills and facilitate subsequent in-house training and Get Set 4 PE scheme of work to enable more independent planning and delivery without specialist support. |
800 |
| Wilbury Junior | Letchworth | English | Multiple copies of 40 different fiction books to enhance the launch of a reading passport scheme for all children and promote the love of reading diverse and inclusive texts. |
872 |
| Chaulden Junior | Hemel Hempstead | English | A book vending machine (150 book capacity) to promote reading and act as an incentive for excellent behaviour for learning. |
1000 |
| Saffron Green | Borehamwood | STEM | A range of STEM indoor and outdoor equipment to facilitate more 3D, hands-on learning and science assessment moderation CPD materials to gain a deeper insight into the target levels of understanding. |
969 |
| Moss Bury | Stevenage | STEM | A range of maths manipulatives to support children in deep understanding and catching up with place value and times-tables both in class and intervention groups. |
797 |
| Shepherd | Rickmansworth | STEM | 20x BBC Micro:bit Inventor Kits to enhance KS2 knowledge and skills in computer control and coding through hands-on ICT activities and collaboration. |
620 |
| Mount Pleasant Lane | St. Albans | PE | 10x deluxe gym mats and storage trolley to replace an old, deteriorated set, incorrectly stored and facilitate more challenging gymnastic club sessions and core PE lessons. |
960 |
| Waterside Academy | Welwyn Garden City | English | A wide selection of fiction and non-fiction library books and a mobile bookcase to build on an OFSTED report of teachers prioritising and children having a love of reading. |
816 |
| Gade Valley | Hemel Hempstead | Multi-Focus | A wide range of outdoor cooking equipment to address D+T cooking and nutrition and science healthy eating/food groups topics in a fun and healthy outdoor environment. |
863 |
| Harvey Road | Rickmansworth | E/O L | A range of equipment for their outside learning space to develop skills and knowledge in many areas including teamwork, communication, caring for the environment, developing habitats and growing plants. |
996 |
| Alban City | St. Albans | Multi-Focus | Makey Makey input kits and screen-free robots to demonstrate how coding and sensors work in concrete, hands-on experiences with the "WOW factor" and for use in science, technology and music. |
1000 |
| Ayecliffe Drive | Hemel Hempstead | Multi-Focus | Lego Education Spike Prime kits and storage to enable pupils to program real-world devices and for use in small group and Lego therapy sessions to develop thinking and communications skills and promote well-being. |
960 |
| Bayford C/E | Hertford | E/O L | 5x Vango family tents for sleepovers at school to develop outdoor learning skills (e.g. cooking), teamwork, communication skills and resilience and prepare Y3-6 for residential trips. |
1000 |
| Wattling View | St. Albans | Multi-Focus | A heavy-duty tricycle and go-cart for pupils and holiday respite children with severe learning difficulties to promote health and wellbeing as well as improve their gross motor skills. |
1000 |
| Shenley | Watford | Foundation | 5x digital cameras for children to take high quality photos of their work for their books and class web pages which will capitalise on the pupils' existing sense of pride in their work. |
341 |
| Bushey Manor Junior | Watford | Foundation | A very wide range of non-fiction books from a local independent book shop to capitalise on the children's curiosity to delve deeper into specific topic areas in the foundation and science curriculum and replace old, out-of-date books. |
960 |
Primary Award Winners: Summer 2022
Here is a round-up of the awarded so far in the summer term of 2022. Each successful application has to satisfy our award criteria which you can find here. We wish all the schools every success with their wonderful projects and are very pleased to have helped them "make a big difference with a little money".
| School | Location | Focus Area | Award Summary | Amount |
| Hoblett's Manor | Hemel Hempstead | English | 7 treasure chests and a wide variety of books to engage and enthuse children about reading. | 1000 |
| Central | Watford | STEM | 20 Micor:bit GO bundles and an Inventor's Kit to enable pupils to see their coding in action on real hardware. | 985 |
| St. Mary's Catholic | Bishops Stortford | English | A diverse range of class-based library books ranging widely across genres and themes, developing their knowledge of cultural differences, current global challenges, and knowledge linked to many areas of the curriculum. | 1000 |
| Benington Primary | Stevenage | English | Little Wandle phonics scheme membership, 120 decodable readers and classroom resources to standardise the phonics learning in R and Y1 and enable catch-up in other years. | 959 |
| Almond Hill Junior | Stevenage | Foundation | 30 Headphone/Microphone sets to allow children to use immersive reader, dictate and other audio tools as well as listen to their animations, tutorials and personalised learning tasks. | 690 |
| Colney Heath | St. Albans | English | 3 sets of Little Wandle phonics system reading books for reception classes to facilitate phonics sessions 3 times a week and consistent phonic-orientated reading at home. | 1000 |
| Longmeadow | Stevenage | English | Multiple copies of Little Wandle phonics readers to catch up with progress in KS1 and facilitate home phonics reading. | 1000 |
| Bayford CE | Hertford | English | 3 sets of Little Wandle phonics scheme books to start their new SSP programme to comply with government guidelines and interest/engage pupils. | 1000 |
| Saffron Green | Borehamwood | STEM | Secure charging trolley to enable all classes to have easy, efficient access and charging facilities for their new chromebooks and to make full use of learning platforms, differentiated tasks and independent learning. | 1000 |
| St. John the Baptist | Ware | English | Little Wandle phonics scheme training, membership and books to kick-start their SSP programme. | 1000 |
| Thorn Grove | Bishops Stortford | STEM | Data loggers and blood flow sensors to facilitate pupils' "systematic adn careful observations... taking accurate measurements... using a range of equipment...' | 932 |
| Reed First | Royston | English | A full set of Little Wandle phonics scheme books to use in group reading to develop pupils' fluency and ability to read to learn rather than learn to read. | 1000 |
| Hunsdon JMI | Ware | English | Pearson Bug Club phonics books - top-up packs of 6 copies to refresh and extend their resources and continue the children's remarkable improvement in phonics scores. | 1000 |
| Icknield Inf./Nursery | Letchworth | Multi-focus | A range of indoor/outdoor STEM equipment including remote control items and robots to build on their strong computing curriculum as well as developing communication and observation skills. | 990 |
| Manland | Harpenden | English | A very wide range of books encompassing new authors (and much loved ones too!), stories from our literary heritage, high-quality non-fiction, poetry, and characters who are ethnically diverse to build their Y3-Y6 reading spine resources. | 993 |
| Countess Anne | Hatfield | Multi-focus | A range of filming equipment to develop team-work, creative and technical skills particularly during their annual film week. | 668 |
| Weston Primary/ Nursery | Hitchin | English | 3x Big Cat Set 1 books for Little Wandle phonics scheme to help close the attainment gap, standardise phonics learning and engage pupils to bring the school provision up to date and in line with the latest agreed good practice. | 1000 |
Primary Award Winners: Spring 2022
Here is a round-up of the awarded so far in the spring term of 2022. Each successful application has to satisfy our award criteria which you can find here. We wish all the schools every success with their wonderful projects and are very pleased to have helped them "make a big difference with a little money".
| School | Focus Area | Project | Amount (£) |
| Brookmans Park Primary | Multi-focus | All-day assemblies/workshops by global adventurer, James Ketchel to inspire and develop risk-taking, resilience and resourcefulness. | 500 |
| Cassiobury Junior | Effective/Outdoor L. | A greenhouse to enable learning about biodiversity, healthy eating etc. | 1000 |
| The Grange Academy | English | Various magazine subscriptions for each year group inc. National Geographic, How it Works and The Week Junior. | 1000 |
| St. Meryl | English | 4 iPads for the library to help with research, book search and large print/audio access | 1000 |
| St. John's RC (Baldock) | Multi-focus | Healthy Bodies/Minds Day: PE, wellbeing drama and cookery specialist workshops | 1000 |
| Maple Grove | STEM | 5 iPads for small groups and Tapestry learning journal | 1000 |
| Cockernhoe | English | Little Wandle phonics membership, readers and resources | 959 |
| Moss Bury | Multi-Focus | Books and resources to start 4 after-school clubs | 439 |
| Watling View | PE | Equipment for their soft-play room to develop communication and gross motor skills | 1000 |
| Harvey Road | STEM | 15 Freenove Ultimate Starter Kits for BBC micro:bit computers to develop understanding of components and coding | 960 |
| Hillshott Infants | English | Membership of Little Wandle Phonics Scheme to embed a consistent phonics curriculum across the school. | 995 |
| Hertingfordbury Cowper C/E | English | Three sets of Little Wandle Phonics decodable readers to enable home reading and catch-up. | 1000 |
| Holy Family | Multi-Focus | Initial equiping of outdoor play area to aid communication, social and physical skills. | 1000 |
| Wareside | Effective/Outdoor L. | Equipment to set up a Forest School to enhance wellbeing and build social skills, independence and problem solving. | 999 |
| Shenley | English | 3 sets of Read/Write Inc. phonics books to reduce sharing, facilitate books being taken home and catch-up sessions. | 946 |
| St. Michael's Woolmer Grn. | STEM | 8 Asus laptops for children to use in the classroom for presenting work, research and IT skills. | 1000 |
| St. Pauls Catholic | English | Outdoor library, bean bags and book sets to promote and support leisure-time reading and study/homework. | 1000 |
| Thundridge | English | A wide range of diverse and subject specific books to expose pupils to a wider range of genres, people, backgrounds and alternative professions. | 1000 |
| Offley | English | A school-branded book vending machine for lending prize books to encourage reading at home and facilitate author focus periods. | 1000 |
| Hoblett's Manor | English | A school-branded book vending machine to encourage reading at all levels and create a talking point about current "on-trend" books. | 1000 |
Primary Award Winners: Autumn 2021
Here's a quick summary of what primary schools in Hertfordshire have successfully bid for so far in this autumn term. Schools can bid for up to a total of £1000 per academic year (in a number of different applications if desired) and the budget is "refreshed" at the start of each term.
We wish them all the best with their amazing projects.
| School | Focus Area | Project | Amount (£) |
| The Wroxham School | PE | Basketball, hockey, netball and rugby equipment | 1,000 |
| Tonwell St. Mary's | Multi-Focus | Forest School and Food Technology resources | 977 |
| Stevenage and North Herts Writing Project | English | This year's focus book for all classes/schools and award ceremony contribution | 1000 |
| Moss Bury | Effective Learning | Setting up a "chill room" | 488 |
| Roebuck Academy | English | Book vending machine | 1000 |
| Gade Valley | Multi-Focus | Allotment equipment | 832 |
| St Mary's (Berkhamsted) | Multi-Focus | Google Classroom INSET | 975 |
| Great Gaddesden | Multi-Focus | 4 Chromebooks and licences | 916 |
| Applecroft | EL/O | Forest school equipment, activities pack and training | 798 |
| Therfield First | Multi-Focus | Half-termly mindfulness workshops | 900 |
| Applecroft | STEM | 4 Chromebooks and licenses for a loan scheme | 1000 |
| Greenfields | STEM | 3D construction pens, refills and design mats | 814 |
| Larkspur Primary Academy | Foundation | A range of music instruments and equipment | 937 |
| Hartsbourne Primary | Effective/Outdoor Learning | Plant troughs, giant scales, multi-tables, balance boards, creative crates | 918 |
| Cuffley | English | Little Wandle Phonics scheme and training | 995 |
| Oxhey Wood | Foundation | 4 workshops and school trip | 980 |
| Warren Dell | English | Book vending machine | 1000 |
| Flamstead End | STEM | Science models and equipment | 996 |
| Hollybush | STEM | iPad charging trolley | 855 |
| St. Bernadette Catholic | English | Class sets of diverse/inclusive reading books | 1000 |
| St. Margaret Clitherow R.C. | English | Wide range of reading for pleasure books | 1000 |
| Ashwell | Multi-focus | Gardening/allotment structures and tools | 982 |
| Wilbury Junior | Foundation | Historical timeline corridor art | 1000 |
| Woodside | Foundation | Range of musical instruments | 977 |
| Oakmere | EL/O | Junk music garden surfacing and instruments | 828 |
| St. John's C/E | STEM | Electronic, robotic and K'nex equipment | 1000 |
Primary Award Winners for 2020/21
Primary Award Recipients for 2020/21
(Click on the school name for details of the awards won. Each school may make bids totalling a maximum of £1,000 over an academic year)
(Focus Key: MF = Multi-focus E = English F = Foundation EL/O = Effective Learning/Outdoors STEM = Science, technology, engineering, mathematics PE = Physical Education)