Awards and Affiliations
Ofsted Outstanding
The Premier Academy was inspected in 2018, with Ofsted awarding the Academy with an Outstanding status later that year in December.
TES Awards
The Premier Academy attended the prestigious TES Schools Awards ceremony in London; following our shortlisting in the International Award category for our work representing the UK in the Global Science Opera. Although we didn’t win the award, we were thrilled to have finished as a runner-up from the 45 schools that had been nominated in our category.
Best School Music Department 2018
The Premier Academy Music Department, headed up by our specialist music teacher, Jonathan Harris, is one of just 5 schools throughout Britain that has been shortlisted for the award of Best School Music Department 2018. The awarding body is the Music Teacher Magazine, a leading voice and supporter of music teaching. The awards have been described as ‘The Oscars Of The Music World’.
Food Hygiene Rating 5
The Food Standards Agency has consistently rated our kitchens to be operating at level 5, the highest possible standard that can be awarded.
Sport England Activemark
We are proud to hold the nationally recognised Active Mark. This is a national award rewarding excellence and commitment to promoting the benefits of physical activity and the offering of excellent physical activity provision.
Wellbeing Award For Schools
Developed in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau this award focuses on ensuring effective practice and provision is in place that promotes the emotional wellbeing and mental health of both staff and children. We are excited to be actively working towards demonstrating achievement of this accredited award.
Sing Up Gold Award
Developed in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau this award focuses on ensuring effective practice and provision is in place that promotes the emotional wellbeing and mental health of both staff and children. We are excited to be actively working towards demonstrating achievement of this accredited award.
Quality Mark 6
The Basic Skills Agency is a national organisation committed to improving standards of basic skills in English and Maths. The agency aims to develop, support and celebrate good practice in literacy, language and numeracy for children and young people. To our knowledge we are the only Academy in Milton Keynes to have been awarded six ticks, the highest award available, having been involved with this standard from the earliest opportunity. We have now held this award for 15 years. In the words of our assessor:
Healthy Schools
In achieving the National Healthy Schools Award at its inception in 1998, and in maintaining those standards since, we have proven that we are committed to taking a systematic and constructive approach to some of the more difficult issues surrounding Academy life such as drug education, emotional and mental health and wellbeing, healthy eating, physical activity and sex and relationships education. TPA has been accredited with the highest achievable standard within the Healthy Schools framework.
International School Award
The Premier Academy in Bletchley has been awarded the prestigious International School Award by the British Council in recognition of its outstanding work bringing the World into the classroom. The Award celebrates schools that accomplish exceptional work in international education. Scott McDonald, Chief Executive of the British Council, said: ‘The Premier Academy has earned this prestigious award through its inspirational international work and links with schools abroad’.
Sainsbury's School Games
The Premier Academy is committed to ensuring that all children receive at least two hours of quality PE each week as well as access to in-house and additional extra curricula activities and competitions. We have solid links with external clubs and coaches and we are well on our way this year to achieving the Gold Mark.
Artsmark Platinum Award
Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England. It celebrates a school’s commitment to the delivery and development of arts and cultural education for all children.
The Premier Academy was delighted to be awarded Platinum standard Artsmark in February 2023 for our established high quality and ambitious provision in the arts, excellence in teaching styles and outstanding impact our arts offer brings to every child in the Academy. We are currently on our third Artsmark journey.
