Quality Geography

The Geographical Association has announced the latest list of schools to be awarded the Secondary Geography Quality Mark, and Centre of Excellence status.
As one of the moderating team, it's always a pleasure to read the submissions and to be able to offer support and advice to schools, and be inspired by the ways that they seek to improve the experience of geography for the students they teach.

Well done to these schools.
The number in brackets denotes the 2nd or 3rd time the schools have received the award, which lasts for three years.
The asterisk (the Gaul) denotes the Centre oaf Excellence schools...


  • Allerton Grange, Leeds, West Yorkshire (2)
  • Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Bucks (2)*
  • Ballyclare High School (Grammar), County Antrim, Northern Ireland         
  • Belgrave High School, Tamworth, Staffs           
  • Bishop Justus CE School, Bromley, Kent (2)*
  • Broadoak Mathematics & Computing College, Weston Super Mare, Somerset     
  • Byrchall High School, Wigan                 
  • Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove, East Sussex (2)*
  • Drayton Manor High School, London                 
  • Eggar's School, Alton, Hampshire (2)
  • Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, Elesmere Port, Cheshire   
  • Fitzwimarc School, Rayleigh, Essex (3)*
  • Fountains High School, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs 
  • Hawkley Hall High School, Wigan                      
  • Hemsworth Arts&Community College, Hemsworth, West Yorkshire          
  • Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex     
  • King Edward V1 5 Ways School CE, Birmingham (2)*
  • Lampton School Academy Trust, Hounslow, London      
  • Notre Dame RC Girls School, London               
  • Oakfield Middle School, Frome, Somerset         
  • Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes *
  • Priory School, Southsea, Portsmouth *
  • Riddlesdown High School, Purley, Surrey (2)
  • Royal Masonic School, Rickmansworth, Herts    
  • Scaltback Middle School, Newmarket, Suffolk   
  • Sharnbrook Upper School, Sharnbrook, Beds *
  • Sir Joseph Williamsons Mathematical School, Rochester, Kent (2)*
  • St Marys Grammar School, Magherafelt, Co Derry, Northern Ireland *
  • St Thomas More Catholic College, Stoke On Trent, Staffs          
  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford, Beds (2) *
  • Stopsley High School, Luton, Beds (2)*
  • Tendring Technology College, Frinton On Sea, Essex (2)
  • The Angmering School, Angmering, West Sussex          
  • The High Arcal, Dudley, West Midlands (3) *
  • The King Alfred School, Highbridge, Somerset *
  • The King John School, Benfleet, Essex 
  • The Kings School, Ely, Cambs  
  • The Queen Elizabeth Boys School, Barnet, Herts
  • Witchford Village College, Ely, Cambs  
Good to see lots of schools that I have visited, or worked with colleagues from in there...

Some of the schools I hope to visit as well. Watch this space for more on that...

If your school hasn't been through the process of application yet ,why not consider applying. It's great value CPD for the whole department, and will make a difference to teaching and learning in your school. I look forward to reading what you got up to in September next year.

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