The Bevington Trust

The Bevington Trust is a registered charitable entity (#1179713) set up to support Bevington Primary School provide a rich and varied curriculum in the face of major cuts to its yearly budget.

Bevington Primary School faces a tough financial future.  Over the next few years, we face to lose almost £100,000 from our yearly budget.  This staggering figure equates to £347 per pupil.  Despite cuts to our budget, at Bevington we are determined that the quality of education that we provide will not be compromised.  This year our end of Key Stage Two results placed us in the top 1% of schools nationally, and the Sunday Times ranked us as the 11th best school in the country based on results.  These results are achieved despite almost half of our school population being recognised as disadvantaged.

Currently we dedicate a large portion of our budget to providing a broad and balanced curriculum which gives pupils the all-round enrichment they need to become true citizens of the world.  However, this budget is being squeezed by the day.

STEM lab resources

We are currently developing a specialism in STEM teaching and learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) as we recognise the imbalance in the take-up of these subjects beyond school.  In this changing world, we recognise that success in STEM will truly equip pupils from our community with the skills and knowledge they will require for employment.

We lead a local partnership which supports 8 schools locally in developing their practice in the teaching and learning of science and the STEM subjects.  We recognise that as a community school we have a duty to share best practice with other professionals.

We have created space for a STEM lab facility; we have space for resources to enhance the teaching and learning of STEM and we have the passion and skills to deliver an outstanding curriculum.  The only thing we are missing is funding to buy much needed items to stock our facility.

Language resources

63% of children at Bevington speak English as an additional language. In 2018, half of children joining our reception class entered with speaking and communication skills below age related expectations.  Despite this, we are proud of our outstanding results in supporting children during their time with the school – in 2018, 93% of pupils left Bevington at or above age related expectations in reading and writing.  To maintain our high standards of teaching and learning in English, we require a well stocked library with a broad variety of books to appeal to a range of interests, as well as creative games to engage young minds in learning.

If you would like to support our school, please click on the button below to take you to our CAF fundraising page. We welcome any donation, big or small, and remember, if you are a registered UK taxpayer you can giftaid your donation at no extra charge to you, but at 25% extra for the Trust!