Sir Herbert Leon School wins ‘Secondary School of the Year’.
Sir Herbert Leon Academy, part of Lift Schools, has been judged the ‘Secondary School of the Year’ in this year’s Milton Keynes Education Awards.
The award was open to secondary schools where judges wanted to see “exceptional performance” in the last 12 months, or schools that had “experienced rapid improvement or maintained continued excellence over a longer period”. The judging panel also wanted evidence of “efforts to develop students that go beyond league tables”.
Any school or individual in Milton Keynes could enter the awards, or be put up for nomination, with the awards also celebrating educational staff teams, from leaders to individuals working with children one to one.
Damian McGeehin, Associate Principal at Sir Herbert Leon said: “This prestigious award is a wonderful celebration and recognition of everything that our school has achieved together over the past year. It reflects the incredible dedication, hard work, and passion of our students, the unwavering commitment of our staff, and the supportive partnership of our parents and carers.
“We are so proud of this collective success and deeply grateful to every member of our school community for helping to make this such a memorable and transformative year for Sir Herbert Leon. This award belongs to all of us - so thank you to everyone involved for your support”.
Nabila Jiwa, Regional Education Director at Lift Schools said: “Congratulations to Damian and his team at Sir Herbert Leon Academy. This is a brilliant achievement and fantastic news after a really amazing year at the school. Alongside the ‘good’ Ofsted report, we are truly on the way to making this school the school of choice in the area.”
The judging panel’s comments about this category were “Over the past 12 months, the winner of this award has demonstrated phenomenal results and achievements, as well as improving the overall culture and wellbeing that exists across the whole school.”
