Grants for Secondary Schools & Sixth form Colleges (UK)

Deadline: 10 January 2024

Are you a secondary school in the North East seeking capital funding? If yes, then this call is for you!

The Wolfson Foundation supports high-achieving state-funded secondary schools and sixth form colleges to improve the teaching at GCSE and A-Level of subjects that need specialist spaces and equipment. They award grants towards capital projects that help schools to create and improve these facilities.

Funding Information

Minimum grant amount: £15,000
Maximum grant amount: £100,000

Eligibility Criteria

Your school or college should:
- be state funded
- have at least two years of exam results available
- have been inspected by Ofsted / Estyn / HMIE / ETI and have an overall outcome of ‘Good’ or above
- be able to demonstrate an achieved level of excellence or significant progress towards excellence through, for example, inspection reports and progress made by students
- if a predominantly denominational or faith-based school, it should have a non-discriminatory entry policy in respect of religious allegiance with at least 10% of pupils of other denominations, faiths or none.
Location of applicant and project: UK only
Your project must:
- cost at least £25,000
- be for new build, refurbishment work or technical equipment
- be focussed on the teaching of one or more of the following subjects at GCSE and A-Level: science, computer science, design & technology, art, languages, music and performing arts
and have one or more of the following aims:
- improved quality of teaching and learning spaces for subjects which require specialist facilities and technical equipment
- increased numbers of students taking these subjects
- improved learning outcomes for students taking these subjects.