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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 2024, 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:
  • Cantell School
    Hampshire
  • LVS Ascot
    Berkshire
  • Manchester Academy High School
    Manchester
  • RGS Worcester Family of Schools
    Worcester
  • Sheffield High School for Girls GDST
    South Yorkshire
  • St Swithun’s School
    Hampshire
  • Sutton High School GDST
    Surrey
  • The Prince of Wales School
    Dorset
Category:

Boarding School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Cottesmore School
    West Sussex
  • Dragon School
    Oxfordshire
  • Haileybury
    Hertfordshire
  • Handcross Park School
    West Sussex
  • Oundle School
    Northamptonshire
  • Port Regis
    Dorset
  • Scarborough College
    North Yorkshire
  • Shrewsbury School
    Shropshire
Category:

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year

Nominees:
  • Birchwood Nursery School
    Hertfordshire
  • Brougham Street Community Nursery School
    North Yorkshire
  • Carlton Mills Primary School
    West Yorkshire
  • Edgeborough School
    Surrey
  • Growing Places Community Childcare Centres
    Hampshire
  • Penketh South Primary School and Nursery
    Cheshire
  • Stanhope Primary School
    Greater London
Category:

Excellence in Creative Arts

Nominees:
  • Bede's Senior School
    East Sussex
  • Bolton School
    Greater Manchester
  • King's College School
    Greater London
  • Kingsdale Foundation School
    London
  • Norwich School
    Norfolk
  • St. Cecilia's College
    County Londonderry
  • St Mungo's High School
    Falkirk
  • The Archer Academy
    London
Category:

Headteacher of the Year (Independent)

Nominees:
  • Dr Joe Spence
    Dulwich College, London
  • Gavin Horgan
    Millfield School, Somerset
  • Robert Yates
    Eversfield Preparatory School, West Midlands
  • William Trelawny-Vernon
    Saint Ronan's Prep School, Kent
Category:

Headteacher of the Year (State)

Nominees:
  • Andrea Rosewell
    E-ACT Braintcroft Academy, London
  • Brian Walton
    Brookside Academy, Somerset
  • Lynn Williams
    St Peter's Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Phil Davis
    Wingfield Academy, South Yorkshire
Category:

Inclusive School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Brookside Academy
    Somerset
  • Brougham Street Community Nursery School
    North Yorkshire
  • Dagenham Park Church of England School
    Essex
  • Kingsdale Foundation School
    London
  • Oasis Academy Limeside
    Lancashire
  • Our Lady & St Patrick's High School
    West Dunbartonshire
  • Rickmansworth School
    Hertfordshire
  • The Skills Hub
    Middlesex
Category:

Independent Prep School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Caterham Prep School
    Surrey
  • Highfield Priory School
    Lancashire
  • Oxford High School GDST
    Oxfordshire
  • St Dunstan's College Junior School
    Greater London
  • St George's School Windsor Castle
    Berkshire
  • The Abbey Junior School
    Berkshire
  • Wimbledon High Junior School GDST
    London
  • Yarm Preparatory School
    North Yorkshire
Category:

Independent Senior School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Brentwood School
    Essex
  • City of London School for Girls
    London
  • King's High School
    Warwickshire
  • Leicester Grammar School
    Leicestershire
  • Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
    Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Sevenoaks School
    Kent
  • Solihull School
    West Midlands
  • Wimbledon High School GDST
    London
Category:

Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year

Nominees:
  • Allen Tsui
    Willow Brook Primary School Academy, London
  • Darren Eales
    Broughton Primary School, North Lincolnshire
  • Holly McClure
    Seaton Academy, Cumbria
  • James Watson
    Heathfield Junior School, Middlesex
  • Jayne Meadows
    Brighton Girls GDST, East Sussex
  • Katie Malins
    St Catherine's Preparatory School, Surrey
  • Nicky Donley
    Kirton Primary School, Lincolnshire
  • Roger Hitchin
    Wellington Prep School, Somerset
Category:

Primary School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Handforth Grange Primary School
    Cheshire
  • Kings Road Primary School
    Manchester
  • Lea Forest Primary Academy
    West Midlands
  • South Morningside Primary
    Edinburgh
  • St Peters Farnworth
    Lancashire
  • St Stephen's CE Primary School
    London
  • Stanhope Primary School
    London
  • The Wickford Church of England School
    Essex
Category:

Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year

Nominees:
  • Fairview Primary School
    County Antrim
  • Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
    Shropshire
  • Lime Tree Primary Academy
    Greater Manchester
  • Maricourt Catholic High School
    Merseyside
  • Rickmansworth School
    Hertfordshire
  • St George's School Windsor Castle
    Berkshire
  • St. Cecilia's College
    County Londonderry
  • Trent College
    Nottinghamshire
Category:

Secondary School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Cardinal Pole School
    London
  • Chorlton High School
    Greater Manchester
  • Kingsdale Foundation School
    London
  • Lyndon School
    West Midlands
  • Q3 Academy Langley
    West Midlands
  • St Ninian's High School
    East Dunbartonshire
  • Wingfield Academy
    West Yorkshire
  • Burnage Academy for Boys
    Greater Manchester
Category:

Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year

Nominees:
  • Julliet Doherty
    Ascent Autism Specialist College, Lancashire
  • Kerrie Whelan
    Endeavour Academy Durham, County Durham
  • Melissa Perera
    The Holmewood School, London
  • Robert Bell
    Consilium Evolve, Tyne and Wear
Category:

Specialist Provision School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Red Gates School
    Surrey
  • Aurora Hanley School
    Staffordshire
  • TCES National Online School
    London
  • Endeavour Academy Durham
    County Durham
  • Thomas Middlecott Academy
    Lincolnshire
  • Grange School
    Manchester
  • Woodpecker Court
    Kent
  • Hospital and Home Education Learning Centre
    Nottinghamshire
Category:

Staff Wellbeing School of the Year

Nominees:
  • Archer Academy
    London
  • Crown Hills Community College
    Leicestershire
  • Grange School
    Manchester
  • King James I Academy
    County Durham
  • Lime Tree Primary Academy
    Greater Manchester
  • Sedgefield Community College
    County Durham
  • St Damian's RC Science College
    Lancashire
  • St Edward's School
    Dorset
Category:

Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary)

Nominees:
  • Claire Davies
    Wellington School, Somerset
  • Economics Department
    Headington School, Oxfordshire
  • Katie Evans
    Manchester Academy, Manchester
  • Keira Wylie
    Teign School, Devon
  • Lisa James
    Trinity C of E High School, Manchester
  • Mark Pendergast
    Global Academy, Middlesex
  • Michael Lewis
    Immanuel College, Hertfordshire
  • Neetu Sadhwani
    Avanti House Secondary School, Middlesex
Category:

Teaching Assistant of the Year

Nominees:
  • Cara Slater
    Birtenshaw School, Greater Manchester
  • Dawn Worcester
    LVS Ascot, Berkshire
  • Jackie Rawson
    The Nicholas Hamond Academy, Norfolk
  • Lindsey Stanton
    Wellington Prep School, Somerset
  • Maxine Tompkins
    Nether Hall School, Leicestershire
  • Rob Howell
    Oswestry School, Shropshire
  • Skye Collins
    The Holmewood School, London
  • Sharon Monaghan
    St. Cecilia's College, County Londonderry
Category:

The Tim Brighouse Community Engagement Initiative of the Year

Nominees:
  • Bradford Citizens
    West Yorkshire
  • Crompton House CofE Secondary School
    Greater Manchester
  • Downside School
    Somerset
  • Haberdashers' Elstree Schools
    Hertfordshire
  • Magdalen College School
    Oxfordshire
  • Peartree Spring Primary School
    Hertfordshire
  • The Ellesmere Port C of E College
    Cheshire
  • Treloar School and College
    Hampshire
Category:

Trust Team of the Year - 9 schools or less

Nominees:
  • Carlton Academy Trust
    West Yorkshire
  • Empower Learning Academy Trust
    Essex
  • Endeavour Learning Trust
    Lancashire
  • London South East Academies Trust
    Kent
Category:

Trust Team of the Year - 10 or more schools

Nominees:
  • AET
    London
  • David Ross Education Trust
    Leicestershire
  • E-ACT
    Northamptonshire
  • Oak Trees MAT
    Merseyside