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ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards UK 2026: shortlist announced
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards UK celebrates the achievements of the teaching profession and wider school sector. Find out who has been shortlisted here
The shortlist for the ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards UK 2026 has been announced.
There are 23 awards to be won, with categories celebrating both schools and individuals.
The award winners will be decided by an group of judges and announced at a ceremony in London on Friday 19 June.
The full shortlist of awards and nominees is:
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner to be announced on the night
Best Use of Technology  
- Brentwood School, Essex
- Denbigh High School, Bedfordshire
- Haileybury, Hertfordshire
- Lift Pioneer, Essex
- RGS Worcester Family of Schools, Worcestershire
- Teddington School, London
- Whitefield Primary School, Merseyside
- Woodland Academy Trust, Kent
Community Engagement Initiative of the Year  
- Ashford School, Kent
- Featherstone High School, London
- Grace Academy Coventry, West Midlands
- Huntington School, North Yorkshire
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, South Yorkshire
- The Pennywell Fellowship, Tyne and Wear
- Treloar School and College, Surrey
- Woodbridge High School, London
Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year  
- Ark Franklin Primary Academy, London
- Babington Academy, Leicestershire
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- Hybrid @ London Park Schools, London
- Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Pilgrim School, Lincolnshire
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, South Yorkshire
- Thorns Collegiate Academy, West Midlands
Staff Wellbeing School of the Year  
- Clarion School, London
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Q3 Academy Langley, West Midlands
- Queen’s School, Hertfordshire
- Rickmansworth School, Hertfordshire
- Seaton Academy, Cumbria
- St Peter’s Catholic School, West Midlands
Excellence in Pupil Enrichment  
- Avanti House Primary School, Harrow
- Beech Hall School, Cheshire
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- Malvern College, Worcestershire
- Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Oasis Academy Hadley, London
- Sheffield Girls’ GDST, South Yorkshire
- Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School, West Yorkshire
Teacher Development Initiative of the Year
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust, Cornwall
- Forest Gate Community School, London
- Hornchurch High School, Greater London
- Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Reddon Court School, Essex
- Shaw Education Trust, Staffordshire
- Shrewsbury School, Shropshire
- Withington Girls’ School, Greater Manchester
Teaching Assistant of the Year  
- Andy Haywood - Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, Nottinghamshire
- Gaynor Elliott - Rushbrook Primary Academy, Manchester
- Jessica Helman - The Pendlebury Centre, Greater Manchester
- John Shell - Washington Academy, Tyne and Wear
- Leanne Tomlin - Wantage CE Primary School, Oxfordshire
- Pauline Elder - Calderglen High School, South Lanarkshire
- Rob Howell - Oswestry School, Shropshire
- Sian Wells - Totnes Independent School, Devon
Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year  
- Andy Robinson - Chantlers Primary school, Lancashire
- Ellie Crawshaw-Prince - The Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, Hampshire
- James Watson - Heathfield Junior School, Middlesex
- Julia Grunhill - Ringstead Church of England Primary School, Greater Manchester
- Katherine Prowse - Bishop’s Stortford College, Hertfordshire
- Laura Carter - Elmridge Primary School, Manchester
- Lee Mullen - Co-op Academies Trust, South Yorkshire
- Pooja Patel - Crosfields School, Berkshire
Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary)  
- Abbey Tune - OneSchool Global Kenley Campus, Surrey
- Andrew McMurray - Leicester High School for Girls, Leicestershire
- Annie Wright - Barking Abbey, London
- Edwin Money - Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Hannah Rome - Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Jane Finney - The Winston Churchill School, Surrey
- Joanne Hamer - Oakwood Academy, Greater Manchester
- Komal Kawa - Northwood College for Girls GDST, Middlesex
Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year  
- Chantelle Altham - Highfurlong School, Lancashire
- Jennifer Blake - Kingsdale Foundation School, London
- Launa Randles - The Children’s Trust School, Surrey
- Melissa Hendry - Red Gates School, Surrey
- Michelle Catterson - Moon Hall School, Surrey
- Co-heads: Steve Jackson and Joseph Phillips - Tregonwell Specialist Academy, Dorset
- Tamsin Bickley - Burlington House School, London
- Therapist Team - LVS Hassocks, West Sussex
Headteacher of the Year (State) 
- Anna Gillinder - Trinity Academy Cathedral, West Yorkshire
- David Karim - E-ACT North Birmingham Academy, West Midlands
- Dawn Parkinson - Beaumont Leys School, Leicestershire
- Geoffrey Fowler - London Design and Engineering UTC, London
- Jinnie Payne - Churchtown Primary School, Merseyside
- John Hankin - Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Lancashire
- Sheldon Logue - St Damian’s RC Science College, Lancashire
- Zara Kearns - Marshfield Primary School, West Yorkshire
Headteacher of the Year (Independent) 
- Charles Fillingham - Solihull School, West Midlands
- James Priory - Tonbridge School, Kent
- Jane Lunnon - Alleyn’s School, London
- Michael Bond - Brentwood School, Essex
- Michelle Catterson - Moon Hall School, Surrey
- Rhiannon Wilkinson - Ashville College, North Yorkshire
- Shaun Fenton - Reigate Grammar School, Surrey
- Tom Carter - St Christopher’s The Hall, London
Inclusive Trust of the Year
- Compass Partnership of Schools, London
- Endeavour Learning Trust, Lancashire
- Harbour Learning Trust, Lincolnshire
- Keys Academies Trust, Cambridgeshire
- Learning Academy Partnership, Devon
- Oasis Community Learning, Greater London
- Prince Albert Community Trust, West Midlands
- Woodbridge Trust, Greater Manchester
Trust of the Year - 10 Schools or More 
- Ark Schools, London
- Bohunt Education Trust, Hampshire
- E-ACT, Northamptonshire
- Endeavour Learning Trust, Lancashire
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust, South Yorkshire
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust, West Yorkshire
- The White Horse Federation, Wiltshire
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust, West Yorkshire
Trust of the Year - 9 Schools or Fewer 
- Albany Learning Trust, Lancashire
- HEARTS Academy Trust, Essex
- Matrix Academy Trust, West Midlands
- The Eden Academy Trust (EAT), London
- The People’s Learning Trust, Merseyside
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year  
- Brighton College Prep Handcross, Sussex
- Handforth Grange Primary School, Cheshire
- Marshfield Primary School, West Yorkshire
- Mini Moon’s Home Nursery, London
- Newcastle High School for Girls, Tyne and Wear
- Ruckleigh School, West Midlands
- St Neot’s Prep School, Hampshire
- Zouch Primary Academy, Wiltshire
Inclusive School of the Year 
- Babington Academy, Leicestershire
- Healing Academy, Lincolnshire
- Heathfield Community College, East Sussex
- Mulberry Academy Hastings, East Sussex
- Oasis Academy Hadley, Middlesex
- Redscope Primary School, South Yorkshire
- Samares School, Jersey
- University of Birmingham School, West Midlands
Specialist Provision School of the Year  
- Bensham Manor School, Surrey
- Evelina Hospital School, London
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- Highfurlong School, Lancashire
- King’s Academy Lord Wilson, Hampshire
- North Herts Education Support Centre, Hertfordshire
- The Cavendish School, Cambridgeshire
- Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School, Lincolnshire
Independent Prep School of the Year 
- Brambletye School, West Sussex
- Caterham Prep School, Surrey
- Cottesmore School, West Sussex
- Dumpton School, Dorset
- Highfield and Brookham School, Hampshire
- St Christopher’s The Hall, Kent
- St Paul’s Prep School, London
- Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST - Junior School, London
Primary School of the Year 
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy, West Midlands
- Ernesettle Community School, Devon
- Lanchester EP Primary School, County Durham
- Rush Green Primary School, Essex
- South Morningside Primary, Edinburgh
- St Barnabas CE Primary School, Worcestershire
- Thorpe Primary School, West Yorkshire
- Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili, Caerphilly
Independent Senior School of the Year 
- Charterhouse, Surrey
- Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
- Dauntsey’s School, Wiltshire
- Latymer Upper School, London
- Queen Anne’s School, Berkshire
- RGS Worcester, Worcestershire
- Surbiton High School, Surrey
- Tonbridge School, Kent
Secondary School of the Year 
- Ark Isaac Newton Academy, London
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Lancashire
- Heartlands Academy, Birmingham
- Lyndon School, West Midlands
- Q3 Academy Langley, West Midlands
- Ridgeway Secondary School, West Midlands
- Sedgefield Community College, County Durham
- St Damian’s RC Science College, Greater Manchester
Since 2009, ÌÇÐÄVlog has run the awards to highlight and celebrate the efforts and achievements of teachers in schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
ÌÇÐÄVlog says it aims to “together celebrate excellence across the whole education sector in one inclusive national event in Londonâ€.
Find out more about the ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards UK 2026Ìýhere.
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