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 finalists
Axion Learning, Excellence Girls Academy, Bloomsbury International School Hatyai, St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School (Rochdale), St Peter’s CofE School, Upper Batley High School, Monkerton Community Primary School, Lodge Primary School and others.
Disadvantaged (Pupil Premium) cohort finalists
Fulham Primary School, St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Anglesey Primary School, British Vietnamese International School, Wapping High School, Stalham High School, and The Linden Academy.
SEND cohort finalists
Monkerton Community Primary School, Somerville Primary School, Upper Batley High School, Anglesey Primary School, Stalham High School, Bloomsbury International School Hatyai and others.
EAL cohort finalists
Axion Learning, Fulham Primary School, Monkerton Community Primary School, St Peter’s CofE School, Excellence Girls Academy, Harris Academy Beckenham and others.
Reading (SAS) growth finalists
Maidstone Grammar School, Kings College (The British School of Latvia), Harris Science Academy East London, The Archbishop’s School, Blenheim High School, Morna International College, Paulet High School and others.
Usage Consistency finalists
Fulham Primary School, British Vietnamese International School, Ashlyns School, Countess Wear Primary School, Jane Austen College, Harris Academy Bermondsey and others.
Most Consistent New School finalists
Concord College, Cardinal Allen Catholic High School (Fleetwood), Abbey Manor College, Aureus School, City Academy Norwich, Penair School and others.
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.
