We’re proud to announce the winners and finalists of the Bedrock School Awards 2026 – recognising schools and teachers delivering exceptional impact through strong implementation and sustained pupil progress.

These awards go beyond surface-level metrics. They recognise the schools where consistent practice, thoughtful leadership, and teacher commitment are translating into real outcomes: stronger vocabulary, improved reading comprehension, and greater access to the curriculum.

2026 Award Winners

We’re delighted to recognise this year’s winners:

Language Growth

• Overall: Fulham Primary School 
• Disadvantaged pupils: Countess Wear Primary School 
• Students with SEND: Harris Academy St John’s Wood 
• Students with EAL: Upper Batley High School 

Reading Comprehension Growth (SAS)

• Overall: Harris Garrard Academy 
• Disadvantaged pupils: The Archbishop’s School 
• Students with SEND: Blenheim High School 
• Students with EAL: The Highcrest Academy 

Implementation & Engagement

• Usage Consistency: East Point Academy
• Most Consistent Usage (New School): E-ACT North Birmingham Academy 

Subject & Teaching Excellence

• Subject-Specific Language Growth: Wayland Academy 
• Top Bedrock Teacher: Rob Broadley, Mayfield Grammar School 

Recognising our finalists

While today’s winners represent the highest levels of impact, they are part of an exceptionally strong group of finalist schools.

Across every category, finalists demonstrated:

• consistent implementation
• strong pupil engagement
• measurable impact over time

Language Growth: Overall

Axion Learning, Bloomsbury International School Hatyai, Countess Wear Primary School, Excellence Girls Academy, Lodge Primary School, Monkerton Community Primary School, St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School (Rochdale), St Peter’s CofE School and Upper Batley High School.

Language Growth: Disadvantaged (PP) Cohort

Anglesey Primary School, British Vietnamese International School, Excellence Girls Academy, Fulham Primary School, Stalham High School, St John's Roman Catholic Primary School (Rochdale), The Linden Academy and Wapping High School.

Language Growth: SEN Cohort

Anglesey Primary School, Bloomsbury International School Hatyai, Clyst Heath Nursery & Community Primary School, Grovelands Community Primary School, Monkerton Community Primary School, Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, Somerville Primary (NC) School, Stalham High School and Upper Batley High School.

Language Growth: EAL Cohort

Axion Learning, Bloomsbury International School Hatyai, Excellence Girls Academy, Fulham Primary School, Harris Academy Beckenham, Lodge Primary School, Monkerton Community Primary School, St John's Roman Catholic Primary School (Rochdale) and St Peter's CofE School.

SAS Growth: Overall

Alperton Community School, Blenheim High School, Harris Academy Greenwich, Harris Science Academy East London, Kings College: The British School of Latvia, Maidstone Grammar School, Morna International College, Paulet High School and The Archbishop's School.

SAS Growth: Disadvantaged (PP) Cohort

Brixham College, Cambourne Village College, Harris Academy Greenwich, Harris Academy Ockendon, Harris Garrard Academy, Harris Science Academy East London, Holte School, The Deanery Church of England High School & Sixth Form College and The Highcrest Academy.

SAS Growth: SEN Cohort

Carrington School, Chesterton Community College, Harris Academy Greenwich, Harris Garrard Academy, Maritime Academy, Paulet High School, The Archbishop's School, The Deanery Church of England High School & Sixth Form College and The Highcrest Academy.

SAS Growth: EAL Cohort

Cambourne Village College, Carrington School, Harris Academy Greenwich, Harris Academy Merton, Harris Garrard Academy, Harris Science Academy East London, Morna International College, The Archbishop's School and The Deanery Church of England High School & Sixth Form College.

Usage Consistency

Ashlyns School, British Vietnamese International School, Countess Wear Primary School, Fulham Primary School, Harris Academy Bermondsey, Harris Academy St John's Wood, Hethersett Academy, Jane Austen College and King Edward VII Academy.

Most Consistent New School finalists

Abbey Manor College, Aureus School, Cardinal Allen Catholic High School (Fleetwood), City Academy Norwich, Concord College, Iqra Academy, Penair School, St Thomas More Catholic School (Willenhall) and The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy.

A community-wide achievement

This year’s winners and finalists together showcase what’s possible when Bedrock is implemented with consistency and purpose.

Across the Bedrock community, schools are:

• building strong routines that support sustained learning
• improving outcomes for a wide range of pupil groups
• helping pupils develop the knowledge and vocabulary needed to succeed

What winners receive

Each winning school will receive:

• 10 pupil laptops to support disadvantaged learners
• A Bedrock School Awards 2026 winner plaque
• Recognition across Bedrock communications and community channels 

To every winner and finalist - thank you for the commitment, care and consistency you bring to this work every day.

We’ll be working with our winners to share their stories, showcase their approaches, and highlight the impact they are having across their schools.