Steyning Grammar School · Since 2000
Every student matters.
We recognise students whose progress goes beyond expectation. Not the top of the class, but the ones who got there through sheer determination, personal effort, or a willingness to give something back.
What we do
Recognition for the students who rarely get it
Most prizes go to the highest achievers. The Trust exists for everyone else — the students whose progress is remarkable relative to where they started.
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Progress beyond expectation
Awards go to students who have made real progress through determination or supreme personal effort, including students with special educational needs.
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Academic and everything else
Sport, music, drama, the cheer team, extra-curricular activity of every kind. Achievement is not confined to the classroom and neither are our awards.
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Contribution to others
We recognise students who give their time to the school and the wider community, often quietly and without being asked.
Our story
Twenty five years of backing students at SGS
The Trust began in 2000, when surplus funds from the Steyning and District Community Association were placed into a Millennium Fund to help young people further their education or vocation. In 2006 the trustees and the school identified a gap that nobody was filling, and in 2007 the Trust was renamed and rebuilt around it.
Today the Trust is run by a board of volunteer trustees, all with links to Steyning Grammar School, and awards are presented in school assemblies from Year 7 through to Year 13.
Where the money goes
Every pound raised goes into awards for students and the occasional larger grant where the school identifies a need — supporting a team competing nationally, or funding students to complete a Duke of Edinburgh award.
The Trust has no staff and no premises. Trustees give their time free.
Help us reach further
A few pounds a month funds an award that a student remembers for the rest of their life. Gift Aid adds 25% at no cost to you.