The UK鈥檚 most inspiring teachers and schools in both the state and independent sectors have been shortlisted in this year鈥檚 Tes Schools Awards. The awards recognise the best teachers and schools from UK state and independent schools, across early years settings, primary and secondary.
The shortlist was compiled by a panel of expert judges, including school leaders and sector experts. The schools and teachers are nominated in 22 award categories, covering all areas of school education.
Inclusive Trust of the Year was added as a new category this year and the final category, “Lifetime achievement award”, will be announced on the night.
Rod Williams, CEO of Tes, said: 鈥淚’d like to thank all those that entered the Tes Schools Awards this year. We鈥檝e seen some incredible entries and more nominations this year than ever before, which just shows all the fantastic work that is being done across UK education.
“The Tes Schools Awards are a highlight of the education sector calendar, and it’s important that we properly recognise the vital work that is being done across UK education, not just from the past academic year, but on a daily basis.鈥澛
Winners will be announced on聽June 20 at a gala awards night at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London.
To view the shortlist, see the table below, or .
The 2025 shortlist:
| Best Use of Technology | Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire | East |
| Best Use of Technology | The Pioneer Special School, Essex | East |
| Best Use of Technology | Abingdon House School, London | Greater London |
| Best Use of Technology | Francis Holland School Regent’s Park, London | Greater London |
| Best Use of Technology | Harris Academy Sutton, Surrey | Greater London |
| Best Use of Technology | Heartlands High School, London | Greater London |
| Best Use of Technology | The Skills Hub, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Best Use of Technology | Caterham School, Surrey | South East |
| Boarding School of the Year | Queenswood School, Hertfordshire | East |
| Boarding School of the Year | Repton Prep, Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| Boarding School of the Year | Meath School, Surrey | South East |
| Boarding School of the Year | Sevenoaks School, Kent | South East |
| Boarding School of the Year | The American School in England, Surrey | South East |
| Boarding School of the Year | Bryanston School, Dorset | South West |
| Boarding School of the Year | Sherborne Girls | South West |
| Boarding School of the Year | Bredon School, Gloucestershire | West Midlands |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Chiswick School, London | Greater London |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Thornhill Primary School | Greater London |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Stanhope Primary School, Greater London | Greater London |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Pioneer House School, Greater Manchester | North West |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | The Barlow RC High School, Manchester | North West |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | John Henry Newman Academy, Oxfordshire | South East |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Seal Community Church of England School, Kent | South East |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Clevedon School, Somerset | South West |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Phoenix St. Peter Academy, East Suffolk | East |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Liberty Woodland School, London | Greater London |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Highfurlong School, Lancashire | North West |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Brighton Girls Preschool (GDST), East Sussex | South East |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Edgeborough School, Surrey | South East |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | East Wichel Primary School & Nursery, Wiltshire | South West |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Goldsmith Primary Academy, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year | Marshfield Primary School, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Chiswick School, London | Greater London |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Lady Eleanor Holles, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Cragside Primary School, Newcastle upon Tyne | North East |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Wright Robinson College, Manchester | North West |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Holy Trinity College, Co. Tyrone | Northern Ireland |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Radnor House Sevenoaks, Kent | South East |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | The King鈥檚 School Canterbury, Kent | South East |
| Excellence in Creative Arts | Bredon School, Gloucestershire | South West |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Amber Waite 鈥 St Albans High School for Girls, Hertfordshire | East |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | James Miller 鈥 RGS Junior School, Tyne and Wear | North East |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | James Dahl 鈥 Wellington College, Berkshire | South East |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Ruth O鈥橲ullivan 鈥 Holmewood House School, Kent | South East |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Titus Mills 鈥 Port Regis, Dorset | South West |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Dr Stephen Burley 鈥 King鈥檚 High School, Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Keith Metcalfe 鈥 Malvern College, Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| Headteacher of the Year (Independent) | Sue Woodroofe 鈥 The Grammar School at Leeds, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Jane Diver 鈥 Hethersett Academy, Norfolk | East |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Chris Hunt 鈥 Whitefield School, London | Greater London |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Gary Moore 鈥 Regent High School, London | Greater London |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Lee Raftery 鈥 Royal Liberty School, Essex | Greater London |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Louise Edgerton 鈥 Hyndland Secondary School, Glasgow | Scotland |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Peter Lee 鈥 Q3 Academy Langley, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | John Higgins 鈥 Oulton Secondary School, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Headteacher of the Year (State) | Neville Wilkinson 鈥 Littlecoates Primary Academy, Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Benjamin Adlard Primary School, Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Harris Westminster Sixth Form, London | Greater London |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Kingsdale Foundation School, London | Greater London |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Stanhope Primary School, London | Greater London |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Wyborne Primary School, London | Greater London |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | The Macclesfield Academy, Cheshire | North West |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | New Marston Primary School, Oxfordshire | South East |
| Inclusive Trust of the Year | Ninestiles, an Academy, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery, London | Greater London |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Brambletye School, West Sussex | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Brighton College Prep School, East Sussex | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Caterham Prep School, Surrey | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Cumnor House, Sussex | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Holmewood House School, Kent | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Walhampton School, Hampshire | South East |
| Independent Prep School of the Year | Denstone College, Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | City of London School for Girls, London | Greater London |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | Lady Eleanor Holles, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | St Dunstan鈥檚 College, London | Greater London |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | St Paul鈥檚 School, London | Greater London |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | Sutton High School GDST, Surrey | Greater London |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne | North East |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | Reigate Grammar School, Surrey | South East |
| Independent Senior School of the Year | King鈥檚 High School, Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Anna Payne 鈥 Sprites Primary Academy, Suffolk | East |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Danny Wagstaff 鈥 HEARTS Academy Trust, Essex | East |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Crystal Waldmeyer 鈥 Orchard House School, London | Greater London |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | James Watson 鈥 Heathfield Junior School, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Lorraine Durrant 鈥 Redriff Primary School, London | Greater London |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Donah Billinge 鈥 Coxheath Primary School, Kent | South East |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Jayne Meadows 鈥 Brighton Girls (GDST), East Sussex | South East |
| Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year | Mia Bano 鈥 Arden Primary School, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Primary School of the Year | Chapel End Junior School, London | Greater London |
| Primary School of the Year | St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Primary School of the Year | Whitefield Primary School, Merseyside | North West |
| Primary School of the Year | Knowles Primary School, Buckingham` | South East |
| Primary School of the Year | East Wichel Primary School & Nursery, Wiltshire | South West |
| Primary School of the Year | Rodbourne Cheney Primary School, Wiltshire | South West |
| Primary School of the Year | Goldsmith Primary Academy, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Primary School of the Year | Shobnall Primary & Nursery School, Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | The Skills Hub, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | Carr Mill Primary School, Merseyside | North West |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | St. Cecilia鈥檚 College, County Londonderry | Northern Ireland |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | Firrhill High School, Midlothian | Scotland |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | The Skinners鈥 Kent Academy, Kent | South East |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | Windsor Clive Primary, Cardiff | Wales |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | Arc School Ansley, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year | Wolverhampton Grammar School, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Secondary School of the Year | Landau Forte College, Derby | East Midlands |
| Secondary School of the Year | Oasis Academy South Bank, London | Greater London |
| Secondary School of the Year | St Columbanus’ College, Bangor | Northern Ireland |
| Secondary School of the Year | Hyndland Secondary School, Glasgow | Scotland |
| Secondary School of the Year | Bristnall Hall Academy, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Secondary School of the Year | Selly Park Girls School, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Secondary School of the Year | Carlton Bolling, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Secondary School of the Year | Oulton Academy, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Melissa Hendry 鈥 Red Gates School, Surrey | Greater London |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Louise Curran 鈥 Rowan Tree Primary School, Greater Manchester | North West |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Michelle Wilkinson 鈥 Pioneer House High School and College, Greater Manchester | North West |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Dominic Meehan 鈥 Woodpecker Court, Kent | South East |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Fiona Robinson 鈥 Bensham Manor School, Surrey | South East |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Michaela Paul 鈥 Bradstow School, Kent | South East |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Nigel Matthias 鈥 King鈥檚 Academy Lord Wilson, Hampshire | South East |
| Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year | Nico De Groot 鈥 Woodfield School, Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Castledon School, Essex | East |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Bensham Manor School, Surrey | Greater London |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Ashbrooke School, Sunderland | North East |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | River Tees Hospital School, North Yorkshire | North East |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Oakwood Academy, Manchester | North West |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Three Towers Alternative Provision, Greater Manchester | North West |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Swalcliffe Park School, Oxfordshire | South East |
| Specialist Provision School of the Year | Albright Education Centre, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Archer Academy, London | Greater London |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Greater London | Greater London |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form, North Yorkshire | North East |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Burnage Academy for Boys, Manchester | North West |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Grange School, Manchester | North West |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Q3 Academy Langley, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Selly Park Girls School, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Staff Wellbeing School of the Year | Marshfield Primary School, West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Charles Haydn-Slater – John Port Spencer Academy, Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Jemima Gregson – Kingsdale Foundation School, London | Greater London |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Mark Jones – City of London School, London | Greater London |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | William McWhirter 鈥 Kingsdale Foundation School, London | Greater London |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Rebecca Turner 鈥 Durham High School, County Durham | North East |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Harriet Eakin – The Barlow RC High School, Lancashire | North West |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Ian Vosser – Braes High School, Falkirk | Scotland |
| Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary) | Carina Bone – Horris Hill School, Berkshire | South East |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Rachel Drake 鈥 Rickmansworth School, Hertfordshire | East |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Tom Stafford 鈥 Cottingham CE Primary School, Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Jackie Winward 鈥 Chiswick School, London | Greater London |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Lauren Leyva 鈥 Burlington House School, London | Greater London |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Paula Evans 鈥 Lady Eleanor Holles Junior School, Middlesex | Greater London |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Karla Taylor 鈥 SEE (Oldham) CIC, Greater Manchester | North West |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Amy Crown 鈥 Green Ridge Primary School, Buckinghamshire | South East |
| Teaching Assistant of the Year | Jackie Lunt 鈥 King鈥檚 Academy Lord Wilson, Hampshire | South East |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | Inspiration Trust, Norfolk | East |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | STEP Academy Trust, Surrey | Greater London |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | The Harris Federation, Greater London | Greater London |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | North East Learning Trust, County Durham | North East |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | Ted Wragg Trust, Devon | South West |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | REAch2 Academy Trust, Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | Windsor Academy Trust, West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Trust of the year – 10 schools or More | Nexus Multi Academy Trust, South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Canonium Learning Trust, Essex | East |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Inclusive Multi Academy Trust, Hertfordshire | East |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Zenith Multi Academy Trust, Essex | East |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Community Schools Trust, London | Greater London |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Endeavour Learning Trust, Lancashire | North West |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Great Schools Trust, Cheshire | North West |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Southport Learning Trust, Lancashire | North West |
| Trust of the year – 9 schools or Fewer | Bohunt Education Trust, Hampshire | South East |
