Primary Science Teaching Trust

Registered charity 1190196 · since 2020pstt.org.uk·International, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£106k

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025

From filed accounts

£59,583

Typical grant (median)

1 published grants

Key takeaways

The Trust's small grants go to schools in its Priority Areas and Clusters and to its Fellows' professional development, so a charity whose work does not involve schools is unlikely to fit.
Its stated Priority Areas Initiative offers up to £1,000, so a modest request is the realistic size, and the annual report shows £105,932 paid in total.
The Trust lists the United Kingdom as its priority, but no application process is published, so start by getting in touch through the contact shown to ask whether your school falls within a Priority Areas or Clusters.
Deadlines, how competitive grants are, and whether a relationship matters are not set out in what is published, so ask about these when you make contact.

Overview

Primary Science Teaching Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1190196).

Primary Science Teaching Trust is a registered charity whose objects are to advance and improve science education for children and young people, and to train those who teach science, particularly in primary schools. It works with school leaders and classroom teachers across the UK to enhance science education in primary schools. Its small grants support schools in its Priority Areas and Clusters and its Fellows' continuing professional development. Its latest annual report shows £105,932 paid in total.

What they fund

Priority Areas

PSTT makes small grants to support schools in its Priority Areas and Clusters, and to support its Fellows’ continuing professional development. It uses these grants to embed best practice and develop innovative methods. Its broader work strengthens primary science teaching and leadership in schools that need support most. The Trust identifies priority areas using measures of deprivation, its own engagement data and insights from partner organisations. Its approach includes building sustainable science leadership, providing targeted professional development in response to teachers’ challenges, and improving pupils’ experiences of science by understanding their engagement and where support is needed.

Themes

Primary science education
Teacher CPD

Geographic Focus

Anywhere In The World. Priority: The United Kingdom.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

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Grants

1 published grants analysed · median £59,583

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

SSERC
£59,583year to 31 August 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£46,349).

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£315,761	£1,612,253	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£470,879	£2,007,785	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£585,862	£1,894,542	£320,484	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£669,218	£1,313,650	£78,548	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£419,277	£1,575,744	£105,932	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2023

£320k grants

YE 2024

£78,548 grants

YE 2025

£106k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.