Banstead School Wins National Education Award
Staff and Students at Banstead Infant School in Surrey are celebrating winning an award, which goes to the top-performing schools in the country based on national survey data.
The Edurio awards highlight excellence in specific areas, based on national survey data from the previous academic year. These awards recognise outstanding achievement and promote best practices across the education.
The Parental Feedback category celebrates schools that excel in creating meaningful partnerships with parents and carers, prioritising good communication and developing a strong and connected school community.
Banstead Infant School has won a regional Edurio award based on parental feedback:
- Winner: Listening & Acting Award – Parental feedback
Andrew Burbidge, Headteacher, Banstead Infant School, said: “Our families are at the core of everything great about our school, and so to win an award based on parental feedback makes us all feel very proud. We are delighted to be recognised in this way, and it reflects all that we do for our children - and their families.”
James Nicholson, Interim CEO, GLF Schools, said: “The number of awards won by our schools is a real tribute to the excellent staff and leadership we have within our trust. I’m thrilled to see this well deserved recognition of their hard work.”
Banstead Infant School is among a number of GLF schools which have won Edurio awards this year:
National Awards:
- Career Development Award: Won by Meridian High School
- Parent Choice Award: Won by Cherry Fields Primary School
- Parent Choice Award: Won by Glyn School
- Listening & Acting Award – Parental Feedback: Won by Aureus School
- Listening & Acting Award – Staff Feedback: Won by Meridian High School
Regional Awards:
- Career Development Award: Won by Meridian High School
- Career Development Award: Won by Aureus Primary School
- Listening & Acting Award – Parental feedback: Won by Banstead Infant School
- Listening & Acting Award – Parental feedback: Won by Aureus School
- Listening & Acting Award – Staff Feedback: Won by Meridian High School
- Parent Choice Award: Won by Cherry Fields Primary School
- Parent Choice Award: Won by Glyn School
- Trusted Leadership Award: Won by Meridian High School
An Academy within GLF Schools
GLF Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust of 43 schools serving over 17,000 people aged 2 to 19. The Trust comprises 8 secondary schools and 35 primary settings across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon. Each school serves the needs of their own community, but they are united by the desire to deliver excellent educational outcomes.