Our Schools
Self-audit videos from the 24 World Class primary and secondary schools achieving accreditation in 2019.
Following is a list of all accredited World Class schools, listed by the year of accreditation. All these schools:
- were, at the time of their accreditation, deemed 'outstanding' by Ofsted with a demonstrably outstanding track record
- were independently endorsed, in the course of our research, by at least two respected sources
- were outstanding in a specific context, for example, regionally, or within a given specialism
- in comparison to national averages, had a track record of outstanding pupil achievement at Key Stage 4
- developed World Class students in ways that were ground-breaking
- represented a diversity of outstanding provision
- demonstrated a commitment to bringing about improvement through partnership and collaboration.
Special Schools Accredited in 2019
- Piper Hill High School, Manchester
- Riverbank Academy, Coventry
Primary Schools Accredited in 2019
- Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park
- Hillcrest Academy
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School
- Liscard Primary School
- Morley Newlands Academy
- St Aloysius Catholic Federation
- Winton Primary School
Secondary Schools Accredited in 2019
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
- The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School
- Harris Academy Beckenham
- Harris Academy Morden
- Hitchin Girls’ School
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
- Humberston Academy
- Roundhay School
- Salesian School
- Sedgefield Community College
- St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy
- St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School
- St Thomas More Catholic School
- St Wilfrid’s RC College
- Thomas Mills High School
- Trinity Academy Halifax
- Waldegrave School
Special Schools Accredited in 2018
- The Ashley School Academy Trust, Lowestoft
- Churchill School Special Free School, Haverhill
- Hazelbeck School, Bingley
- Stormont House Special School, Hackney
Primary Schools Accredited in 2018
- Berkeley Academy
- Fulbridge Academy
- Sneinton C of E Primary School
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
- Thomas Jones Primary School
- West Thornton Academy
- Wyndham Academy
Secondary Schools Accredited in 2018
- Balcarras School
- Bosworth Academy
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School
- Carlton Bolling College
- Carmel College
- Dixons Kings Academy
- Harris Academy Battersea
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- Hungerhill School
- Langley Park School for Boys
- Seven Kings School
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
- Southam College
- The Ruth Gorse Academy
- Tolworth Girls' School
- Weatherhead High School
Schools receiving International Accreditation in 2018
Claremont High School, Harrow partnered with Gymnasium F. F. Runge, Oranienburg, Germany
Sandringham School, Hounslow, with Ocheon High School, South Korea
Sandringham School, St Albans, with Europa International School, Seville, Spain
Accredited in 2017
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Kent
- Forest Gate Community School, Newham
- Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth
- King Ecgbert School, Sheffield
- Painsley Catholic College, Cheadle
- Parkside Academy, Willington
- Richard Challoner School, Kingston
- Riddlesdown Collegiate, London
- Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry
- St Mary's College, Hull
- St Marylebone School, Marylebone
- The Green School, Isleworth
- The Holy Cross School, Kingston
- UTC Reading, Reading
- Wade Deacon School, Widnes
- Whitburn C of E Academy, Whitburn
Accredited in 2016 and reaccredited in 2019
- Beckfoot School, Bradford
- Coloma Convent Girls' School, Croydon
- Featherstone High School, Southall
- George Spencer Academy, Nottinghamshire
- Ivybridge Community College, Devon
- President Kennedy School, Coventry
- Sir Jonathan North Community College, Leicester
- St Albans Girls' School, Hertfordshire
- St Andrew's Catholic School, Leatherhead
- St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood
- The Charter School, Southwark
- The Farnley Academy, Leeds
- The Morley Academy, Leeds
- Weydon School (Academy), Farnham
Accredited in 2015 and reaccredited in 2018
- Alexandra Park School, Haringey
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Federation of Schools, Tower Hamlets
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, Hillingdon
- Chelsea Academy, RBKC
- Cranford Community College, Hounslow
- Darrick Wood School, Bromley
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, Islington
- Finham Park School, Coventry
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Thurrock
- Harris Academy Greenwich
- Hayes School, Bromley
- The Heathland School, Hounslow
- Holland Park School, Kensington and Chelsea
- Rushcliffe School, Nottinghamshire
- St. John the Baptist School, Woking
- Tudor Grange Academy Solihull
- Wymondham College, Norfolk
Our early adopter schools, accredited in 2014