This award is for an independent school located in the Central* area of the UK. The school can be of any size and cater for any academic level.

Our judges would like you to tell them the story of your school during 2024-25; share your pride in where you work in the Central area of the UK and explain why the students in your care enjoy an unparalleled student experience which is enhanced by the school’s location. Give us some examples of what you are describing and share any data which supports your entry (but please avoid lists!). Most of all, give us a sense of school life as it would appear to our judges if they were lucky enough to walk through your doors.

These are the key questions to answer in your entry: please make sure your entry focuses on how your school capitalises on and benefits from its location in your part of the central area of the country.

*Wales and the English ceremonial counties of: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Hereford and Worcester, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Suffolk