A primary school in a Welsh seaside town which set up a pay-what-you-can food shop, launderette and uniform shop to support struggling families is in the running for a global education prize.
Cadoxton Primary School, in Barry, south Wales, is one of six schools in the UK which are on the top 10 shortlists for the T4 Education World’s Best School prizes – more than any other country in the world.
The Welsh state school has been shortlisted among the world’s best for overcoming adversity, alongside a primary school in West Yorkshire.
Feversham Primary Academy, located in a deprived area of Bradford, is in the running for the prize after it went from being a failing school in 2011 to a success story following a refocus on the arts and music.
The winners of the five World’s Best prizes – for community collaboration, environmental action, innovation, overcoming adversity, and supporting healthy lives – will each receive 50,000 US dollars (£40,000).
Last year, Dunoon Grammar School, a state secondary school in Scotland, was crowned winner of the global prize for community collaboration.
