What schools say about the Tes Schools Awards

I feel so incredibly proud to accept this award on behalf of the phenomenal work that the students and staff do every single day. It means so much to the community of Totteridge Academy.

I'm just over the moon we've won it.

Genuinely so proud...this award will go pride of place in our reception area.

You know, this is a win for our whole community. Not just for the school, but for all the schools we work with.

This will mean a tremendous amount to the school. The whole team puts itself above the call of duty and we are a real family. This award is for that family.

Winning this award will mean the absolute world. The children in our community go above and beyond every day. We believe that every child deserves the very best.

This award is a tremendous credit to the entire staff, students and our wider community. My advice to aspiring teachers is to spend as much time as you possibly can in front of students.

This is great recognition for the school, having been through a very challenging two years. My advice for a school to be successful is to always be compassionate to both staff and students.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all our talented academy and regional staff, students and parents for this spectacular achievement. To be named secondary school of the year and overall school of the year is truly extraordinary and reflects the hard work of everyone within our trust. I am delighted for our students in particular and the community the academy serves.

This achievement comes after years of hard work and determination from everyone at Heartlands. It is thanks to the dedication of our amazing staff that our students continue to thrive at the academy and are fully prepared for the next exciting step in their careers.

As with everyone in education it’s been an incredibly difficult 10 months: it’s been so inspiring how the whole community has pulled together. We started Curriculum K before anyone had even heard of Coronavirus, but it’s thrown that work into sharper focus. This is such a huge boost for everybody – we’re all so excited! This award is the fulcrum of everything we set out to achieve – if children aren’t mentally and physically well, they are not going to be able to learn. That applies to the staff and the wider community too.

I’m really blown away! It’s been a phenomenal journey from where I started. I’m immensely humbled. The results have gone through the roof and have now placed us in the top 3% in the country. This award means a lot to the school community too – this is the icing on the cake on top of all the hard work the staff have put in.

We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded the International award at this years' Tes awards ceremony. We can't wait to share this extraordinary news with our pupils tomorrow, they are the real superstars in all of this. They face many difficulties and challenges on a daily basis and they amaze us every day with their enthusiasm for completing international work.

Working on international projects has enabled them to participate in the wider community and experience different cultures first hand. They have made friends for life with their international peers and memories they will never forget. We would like to thank our partner Mira Hamit from Collège Départemental Elsa Triolet in France for working with us and giving our pupils the opportunity to work with their students.

All of our partner schools have been so welcoming and understanding of our pupils and their needs. We are looking forward to our next exchange to Spain in September and creating more memories with our pupils."

Winning the Tes Primary school of the year award has had a phenomenal impact on Eldon’s community. We were all so proud to receive this national accolade, which celebrates everyone’s part in making Eldon an outstanding and ambitious learning community!