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Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted

We want to say a big thank you to everyone who entered the Tes Schools Awards 2025, reading through the achievements of those shortlisted and those who narrowly missed out was inspirational! The judges have now made their difficult decisions and you can see the shortlist for each category below.

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Category:

Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominees:
  • The winner of this award will be announced on the night.
Category:

Best Use of Technology

Nominees:
  • Abingdon House School
    London
  • Berkhamsted School
    Hertfordshire
  • Caterham School
    Surrey
  • Francis Holland School Regent’s Park
    London
  • Harris Academy Sutton
    Surrey
  • Heartlands High School
    London
  • The Pioneer Special School
    Essex
  • The Skills Hub
    Middlesex
Category:

Boarding School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Bredon School
    Gloucestershire
  • Bryanston School
    Dorset
  • Meath School
    Surrey
  • Queenswood School
    Hertfordshire
  • Repton School
    Derbyshire
  • Sevenoaks School
    Kent
  • Sherborne Girls School
    Dorset
  • The American School in England
    Surrey
Category:

Community Engagement Initiative of the Year

Nominees:
  • Chiswick School
    London
  • Clevedon School
    Somerset
  • John Henry Newman Academy
    Oxfordshire
  • Pioneer House School
    Greater Manchester
  • Seal CE Primary School
    Kent
  • Stanhope Primary School
    Greater London
  • The Barlow RC High School
    Manchester
  • Thornhill Primary School
    London
Category:

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year

Nominees:
  • Brighton Girls Preschool (GDST)
    East Sussex
  • East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
    Wiltshire
  • Edgeborough School
    Surrey
  • Goldsmith Primary Academy
    West Midlands
  • Highfurlong School
    Lancashire
  • Liberty Woodland School
    London
  • Marshfield Primary School
    West Yorkshire
  • Phoenix St. Peter Academy
    East Suffolk
Category:

Excellence in Creative Arts

Nominees:
  • Bredon School
    Gloucestershire
  • Chiswick School
    London
  • Cragside Primary School
    Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Holy Trinity College
    Co. Tyrone
  • Lady Eleanor Holles
    Middlesex
  • Radnor House Sevenoaks
    Kent
  • The King’s School Canterbury
    Kent
  • Wright Robinson College
    Manchester
Category:

Headteacher of the Year (Independent)

Nominees:
  • Amber Waite
    St Albans High School for Girls, Hertfordshire
  • Dr Stephen Burley
    King’s High School, Warwickshire
  • James Dahl
    Wellington College, Berkshire
  • James Miller
    RGS Junior School, Tyne and Wear
  • Keith Metcalfe
    Malvern College, Worcestershire
  • Ruth O’Sullivan
    Holmewood House School, Kent
  • Sue Woodroofe
    The Grammar School at Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • Titus Mills
    Port Regis, Dorset
Category:

Headteacher of the Year (State)

Nominees:
  • Chris Hunt
    Whitefield School, London
  • Gary Moore
    Regent High School, London
  • Jane Diver
    Hethersett Academy, Norfolk
  • John Higgins
    Oulton Secondary School, West Yorkshire
  • Lee Raftery
    Royal Liberty School, Essex
  • Louise Edgerton
    Hyndland Secondary School, Glasgow
  • Neville Wilkinson
    Littlecoates Primary Academy, Lincolnshire
  • Peter Lee
    Q3 Academy Langley, West Midlands
Category:

Inclusive School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Benjamin Adlard Primary School
    Lincolnshire
  • Harris Westminster Sixth Form
    London
  • Kingsdale Foundation School
    London
  • New Marston Primary School
    Oxfordshire
  • Ninestiles, an Academy
    West Midlands
  • Stanhope Primary School
    London
  • The Macclesfield Academy
    Cheshire
  • Wyborne Primary School
    London
Category:

Inclusive Trust of the Year

Nominees:
  • Community Schools Trust
    London
  • E-ACT
    Northamptonshire
  • EdStart Schools
    Greater Manchester
  • GDST
    London
  • Harbour Learning Trust
    Lincolnshire
  • Marches Academy Trust
    Shropshire
  • The White Horse Federation
    Wiltshire
  • Woodbridge Trust
    Bolton
Category:

Independent Prep School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Brambletye School
    West Sussex
  • Brighton College Prep School
    East Sussex
  • Caterham Prep School
    Surrey
  • Cumnor House
    Sussex
  • Denstone College
    Staffordshire
  • Holmewood House School
    Kent
  • Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery
    London
  • Walhampton School
    Hampshire
Category:

Independent Senior School of the Year

Nominees:
  • City of London School for Girls
    London
  • King’s High School
    Warwickshire
  • Lady Eleanor Holles
    Middlesex
  • Reigate Grammar School
    Surrey
  • Royal Grammar School
    Newcastle upon Tyne
  • St Dunstan’s College
    London
  • St Paul’s School
    London
  • Sutton High School GDST
    Surrey
Category:

Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year

Nominees:
  • Anna Payne
    Sprites Primary Academy, Suffolk
  • Crystal Waldmeyer
    Orchard House School, London
  • Danny Wagstaff
    HEARTS Academy Trust, Essex
  • Donah Billinge
    Coxheath Primary School, Kent
  • James Watson
    Heathfield Junior School, Middlesex
  • Jayne Meadows
    Brighton Girls (GDST), East Sussex
  • Lorraine Durrant
    Redriff Primary School, London
  • Mia Bano
    Arden Primary School, West Midlands
Category:

Primary School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Chapel End Junior School
    London
  • East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
    Wiltshire
  • Goldsmith Primary Academy
    West Midlands
  • Knowles Primary School
    Buckingham
  • Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
    Wiltshire
  • Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
    Staffordshire
  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
    Middlesex
  • Whitefield Primary School
    Merseyside
Category:

Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year

Nominees:
  • Arc School Ansley
    West Midlands
  • Carr Mill Primary School
    Merseyside
  • Firrhill High School
    Edinburgh
  • St. Cecilia’s College
    County Londonderry
  • The Skills Hub
    Middlesex
  • The Skinners’ Kent Academy
    Kent
  • Windsor Clive Primary
    Cardiff
  • Wolverhampton Grammar School
    West Midlands
Category:

Secondary School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Bristnall Hall Academy
    West Midlands
  • Carlton Bolling
    West Yorkshire
  • Hyndland Secondary School
    Glasgow
  • Landau Forte College
    Derby
  • Oasis Academy South Bank
    London
  • Oulton Academy
    West Yorkshire
  • Selly Park Girls School
    West Midlands
  • St Columbanus' College
    Bangor
Category:

Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year

Nominees:
  • Dominic Meehan
    Woodpecker Court, Kent
  • Fiona Robinson
    Bensham Manor School, Surrey
  • Louise Curran
    Rowan Tree Primary School, Greater Manchester
  • Melissa Hendry
    Red Gates School, Surrey
  • Michaela Paul
    Bradstow School, Kent
  • Michelle Wilkinson
    Pioneer House High School and College, Greater Manchester
  • Nico De Groot
    Woodfield School, Warwickshire
  • Nigel Matthias
    King’s Academy Lord Wilson, Hampshire
Category:

Specialist Provision School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Albright Education Centre
    West Midlands
  • Ashbrooke School
    Sunderland
  • Bensham Manor School
    Surrey
  • Castledon School
    Essex
  • Oakwood Academy
    Manchester
  • River Tees Hospital School
    North Yorkshire
  • Swalcliffe Park School
    Oxfordshire
  • Three Towers Alternative Provision
    Greater Manchester
Category:

Staff Wellbeing School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Archer Academy
    London
  • Burnage Academy for Boys
    Manchester
  • Grange School
    Manchester
  • Marshfield Primary School
    West Yorkshire
  • Old Palace of John Whitgift School
    Greater London
  • Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form
    North Yorkshire
  • Q3 Academy Langley
    West Midlands
  • Selly Park Girls School
    West Midlands
Category:

Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary)

Nominees:
  • Carina Bone
    Horris Hill School, Berkshire
  • Charles Haydn-Slater
    John Port Spencer Academy, Derbyshire
  • Harriet Eakin
    The Barlow RC High School, Lancashire
  • STEM at Braes
    Braes High School, Falkirk
  • Jemima Gregson
    Kingsdale Foundation School, London
  • Mark Jones
    City of London School, London
  • Rebecca Turner
    Durham High School, County Durham
  • William McWhirter
    Kingsdale Foundation School, London
Category:

Teaching Assistant of the Year

Nominees:
  • Amy Crown
    Green Ridge Primary Academy, Buckinghamshire
  • Jackie Lunt
    King’s Academy Lord Wilson, Hampshire
  • Jackie Winward
    Chiswick School, London
  • Karla Taylor
    SEE (Oldham) CIC, Greater Manchester
  • Lauren Leyva
    Burlington House School, London
  • Paula Evans
    Lady Eleanor Holles Junior School, Middlesex
  • Rachel Drake
    Rickmansworth School, Hertfordshire
  • Tom Stafford
    Cottingham CE Primary School, Leicestershire
Category:

Trust Team of the Year - 9 schools or less

Nominees:
  • Bohunt Education Trust
    Hampshire
  • Canonium Learning Trust
    Essex
  • Community Schools Trust
    London
  • Endeavour Learning Trust
    Lancashire
  • Great Schools Trust
    Cheshire
  • Inclusive Multi Academy Trust
    Hertfordshire
  • Southport Learning Trust
    Lancashire
  • Zenith Multi Academy Trust
    Essex
Category:

Trust Team of the Year - 10 or more schools

Nominees:
  • Inspiration Trust
    Norfolk
  • Nexus Multi Academy Trust
    South Yorkshire
  • North East Learning Trust
    County Durham
  • REAch2 Academy Trust
    Staffordshire
  • STEP Academy Trust
    Surrey
  • Ted Wragg Trust
    Devon
  • The Harris Federation
    Greater London
  • Windsor Academy Trust
    West Midlands