School Achievement Award

The School Achievement Awards Scheme was developed to celebrate the achievements of schools that have either made significant improvement or are high performing.

Awards were given to schools where pupils' results in the years in question were substantially better than in previous years, or where those results were better than most schools in similar circumstances in that year. They were intended to reward staff teams at award-winning schools and to encourage further progress. Both teachers and support staff were eligible for bonuses funded by an award. With advice from the head, governing bodies decide how to share an award between staff.

The names of award-winning schools in round three were announced on 7th May 2003 (the last year of the awards). About 7,000 schools have won awards, equivalent to 30% of eligible schools in England. About £60 million will be distributed to award-winning schools through the Standards Fund in mid-May. A typical primary school will get about £5,700 and a typical secondary school about £25,700. We recieved £34, 430 in 2003.