The shortlist for the Tes Schools Awards 2023 has been announced, celebrating the work of school leaders, teachers and school staff across the UK’s schools for the 15th year.
The evening - one of the biggest nights in the education calendar - showcases the very best of what the UK’s independent and state schools have to offer across early years settings, primary and secondary.
This year, there are 20 award categories, including two special awards honouring the classroom resource of the year and lifetime achievement.
The winners will be announced on Friday 23 June during a gala awards night at the Grosvenor Park Hotel in London.
A panel of expert judges - including school leaders, experts and education researchers - has been through this year’s entries and produced a shortlist.
Jon Severs, Tes editor and chief judge of the Tes Schools Awards, said: “With these awards we honour the education community, whom we have served for more than 112 years. This year has seen some incredibly high quality entries. So every teacher and school who has been named in this shortlist should be very proud - it’s a fantastic achievement.
“We are looking forward to showcasing, as we do every year, just how vital our education professionals are to every facet of this country. Teachers, leaders and support staff all play such an important role in schools: this is our chance to say thank you for all that they do.”
The Tes Schools Awards shortlist for 2023
Best use of technology
- Bilton School, Warwickshire
- Eltham College, London
- Eton College, Berkshire
- Giggleswick School, North Yorkshire
- Langley School, Norfolk
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Greater Manchester
- Wellington College, Berkshire
- Westbourne School, Vale of Glamorgan
Community engagement initiative of the year
- Alva Academy, Clackmannanshire
- Chorlton High School, Greater Manchester
- E-ACT Blackley Academy, Manchester
- Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex
- Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough
- St Andrew’s Primary School, Lincolnshire
- The Turing School, East Sussex
- Waterhead Academy, Greater Manchester
Pupil mental health initiative of the year
- Eltham College, Greater London
- Lime Tree Primary Academy, Greater Manchester
- Oasis Community Learning, London
- Queen’s College, London
- Rickmansworth School, Hertfordshire
- Sherborne Girls School, Dorset
- St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School, Merseyside
- Thornbury Primary School, Devon
Staff wellbeing school of the year
- Beal High School, Essex
- Lime Tree Primary Academy, Manchester
- Crown Hills Community College, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Etone College, Warwickshire
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- Maricourt Catholic High School, Liverpool
- Race Leys Junior School, Warwickshire
- The Southwater Infant Academy, West Sussex
Excellence in creative arts
- Chiswick School, London
- Eltham College Junior School, London
- Isaac Newton Academy, London
- Kingsdale Foundation School, London
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School, London
- Rowner Junior School, Hampshire
- Shrewsbury School, Shropshire
- Wellington College, Berkshire
Teaching assistant of the year
- Tracey Jones - Cloughwood Academy, Cheshire
- Sheila Mitchell - Crosfields School, Berkshire
- Judit Sandor - Falcons Pre-Preparatory Chiswick, London
- Ann Johal - Forest Preparatory School, Cheshire
- Niki Mills - Hitchin Boys School, Hertfordshire
- Martin Finn - Pembridge Hall, London
- In Wha Kim - Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough
- Emma Smith - The Southwater Infant Academy, West Sussex
Central team leader of the year
- Nichola Laurence - Ark Schools, London
- Elizabeth Scott - Aurora Boveridge College and Beeches School, Dorset
- Sarah Grantham - Barfield Prep School, Surrey
- Adrian Kneeshaw - Carlton Academy Trust, West Yorkshire
- Deborah Ivory-Webb - Hitchin Boys’ School, Hertfordshire
- Natalie Hardman - Wellspring Academy Trust, South Yorkshire
Primary curriculum leader of the year
- Nicky Procter - Cokethorpe Prep School, Oxfordshire
- James Watson - Heathfield Junior School, Middlesex
- Chris Carter - King Edward’s Junior School, Somerset
- Nicky Donley - Kirton Primary School, Lincolnshire
- Nadine Chadier - St Jérôme Bilingual Primary School, Middlesex
- Sally Goodridge - Summerhill Primary Academy, Bristol
Subject lead of the year (secondary)
- David Clifford - Alva Academy, Clackmannanshire
- Nicole Rayner - Ashford School, Kent
- Tommy Robinson - Chiswick School, London
- Edwina Maguire - New College Leicester, Leicestershire
- David Jablonka - Heron Hall Academy, London
- Jenny Savage - Pleckgate High School, Lancashire
- José Ros - Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough
- Stephen Coote - Sheffield High School for Girls GDST, South Yorkshire
Headteacher of the year (independent)
- Emma McKendrick - Downe House, Berkshire
- Heather Hanbury - Lady Eleanor Holles School, London
- William Trelawny-Vernon - Saint Ronan’s School, Kent
- Nick Hewlett - St Dunstan’s College, London
- Eugene du Toit - Wellington School, Somerset
- Joanne Chinnock - Westbourne School, Vale of Glamorgan
Headteacher of the year (state)
- Delia Smith OBE - Ark Academy, London
- Farhan Adam - Crown Hills Community College, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Ian Smith - Etone College, Warwickshire
- Nazya Ghalib - Pathways Education School, Surrey
- Leon Wilson - The Hurlingham Academy, London
- Simon Corner - Wade Deacon High School, Cheshire
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) setting of the year
- Blundell’s Prep School, Devon
- Brighton College Prep School, East Sussex
- Lime Tree Primary Academy, Greater Manchester
- Nechells Primary E-ACT Academy, Birmingham
- Peartree Spring Primary School, Hertfordshire
- Sutton High School, Surrey
- Thorpe Primary School, West Yorkshire
- Truro High School for Girls, Cornwall
Inclusive school of the year
- Dagenham Park School, Essex
- Eastway Primary School, Merseyside
- Formby High School, Merseyside
- LIFE Wirral School, Wirral
- The Holmewood School, London
- The Winston Churchill School, Surrey
- Whitefield Primary School, Merseyside
- Wimbledon High School GDST, London
Specialist provision school of the year
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub, Essex
- Chances Educational Support Services, Devon
- Endeavour Academy Durham, County Durham
- Grange School, Greater Manchester
- LVS Hassocks, West Sussex
- Moon Hall School, Surrey
- Richard Cloudesley School, London
- Rowan Tree Primary Special School, Lancashire
Boarding school of the year
- ACS International School Cobham, Surrey
- Canford School, Dorset
- Eastbourne College, East Sussex
- Felsted School, Essex
- Milton Abbey School, Dorset
- Port Regis School, Dorset
- Scarborough College, North Yorkshire
- Shrewsbury School, Shropshire
Independent prep school of the year
- Burlington House School, London
- Cottesmore School, West Sussex
- Eaton House The Manor Prep School, London
- Eversfield Preparatory School, West Midlands
- Latymer Prep School, London
- Ruckleigh School, West Midlands
- St Dunstan’s College, London
- The Abbey Junior School, Berkshire
Primary school of the year
- Danesfield School, Buckinghamshire
- Elvetham Heath Primary School, Hampshire
- Kirton Primary School, Lincolnshire
- Lime Tree Primary Academy, Greater Manchester
- North West London Jewish Day School, London
- Peartree Spring Primary School, Hertfordshire
- Poplars Farm Primary School, West Yorkshire
- St. Peter’s CE Primary, Lancashire
Independent senior school of the year
- Alleyn’s School, London
- Caterham School, Surrey
- Francis Holland School Sloane Square, London
- Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex
- Lady Eleanor Holles School, Greater London
- Leighton Park School, Berkshire
- Notre Dame School, Surrey
- Shrewsbury School, Shropshire
Secondary school of the year
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy, Staffordshire
- Burnage Academy for Boys, Greater Manchester
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School, London
- Chiswick School, London
- Firrhill High School, Edinburgh
- St Patrick’s College, Dungannon, County Tyrone
- The Totteridge Academy, London
- Wade Deacon High School, Cheshire
The Tes Schools Awards celebrate the extraordinary commitment, quality and innovation shown by teachers and support staff across the UK.
Tes invites nominations from teachers and teams within schools throughout the UK that are raising the standards of education, and making a positive impact on the personal and academic success of students and the wider community.
Entry for nominations is free and open to all UK state and independent early years settings, primary schools and secondary schools.
