Our Awards

• Eco Schools Award
  Eco Schools Award

• Flying Start Award
  Flying Start Award

  The Flying Start Gold Award for Transition focuses on best practice guidelines for childcare settings and schools. The aim is to effectively support a family to prepare their child for the new chapter in their education and assist the child to make the journey into their new environment as seamlessly as possible.

• Green Tree Award
  Green Tree Award

  Our Green Tree Schools Award encourages outdoor learning and inspires pupils about trees, woods and wildlife.

  Through our award, your school can take part in fun, practical projects while helping the environment and improving your grounds. It's completely free and we provide resources and support to help you get the most out of it.

  Your pupils can also earn certificates in recognition of their achievements and a special plaque to display in your school.

• Healthy Smiles Plus Award
  Healthy Smiles Plus Award

  The Healthy Smiles award is a public health programme which supports services working with young children to adopt tooth friendly practices.

• Mode Shift Stars Very Good Travel Plan 2024
  Mode Shift Stars Very Good Travel Plan 2024

  Modeshift STARS is the Centre of Excellence for the delivery of Effective Travel Plans in Education, Business and Residential settings. The scheme recognises schools, businesses and other organisations that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable and active travel.

• Ofsted - Good Award
  Ofsted - Good Award

  OFSTED rank schools based on information gathered in inspections which they undertake. OFSTED ratings are the means by which OFSTED inspectors indicate the quality of an institution following an inspection.

  A good school provides well for the needs of its pupils and prepares them effectively for the next stage of their education or employment. Schools rated as 'good' receive a one-day short inspection every three years, or a full inspection if the school's performance has changed dramatically.

• PSQM Primary Science Quality Mark
  PSQM Primary Science Quality Mark

  Primary Science Quality Mark is not like other quality marks: it is a year-long CPD programme that helps schools to achieve a quality mark, whether science within the school has been a low profile for a while or the school wants to improve the provision further. It focuses on developing effective, confident science leadership for whole school impact on science teaching and learning.

• IQM Inclusion Quality Mark
  IQM Inclusion Quality Mark

  The Inclusion Quality Mark Award provides UK schools with a nationally recognised validation of their inclusive practice and ongoing commitment to developing educational inclusion.

• School Games Mark
  School Games Mark

  The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress.

• WAP West Area Partnership
  WAP West Area Partnership

  The West Area Partnership schools educate children from 0-18 yrs.  It is a group of 14 school working together due to their geographical proximity.  Joint work focuses on improving outcomes, sharing good practice and resources in order to benefit all.  We have developed strong links between our schools and work together to organise events for our students, which help promote friendships and shared values and training opportunities for our staff teams.  Teachers are supported through induction programmes for NQTs, training for all teaching staff and networking groups for subject leaders and senior staff. 

• Artsmark Gold Award
  Artsmark Gold Award

  The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England.

  We support settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education for all children and young people.

  Our flexible framework helps embed arts, culture and creativity to support a broad and ambitious curriculum, strengthen pupil voice and support personal progression.

  Why Artsmark?

  • Support the health and wellbeing of pupils with arts, culture and creativity 
  • Ensure every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education 
  • Engage, motivate and upskill teaching staff using Artsmark’s CPD and whole school collaboration 
  • Access professional support, advice and resources to strengthen your arts provision