The PTI Primary Impact Award
The PTI’s Primary Impact Award promotes and celebrates excellence in primary leadership, recognising primary schools that put quality subject teaching at the heart of the classroom. The £5,000 prize and trophy is awarded annually to an exceptional school which demonstrates the ethos and values of the PTI through their work with a PTI Primary Hub.
The 2026 winner was announced at The PTI Awards dinner on the 15th October 2026, alongside The PTI Bernice McCabe Award.
The winner of the 2026 Award was Meridian Primary School, Greenwich. The school was recognised for its work to build staff confidence in teaching textiles, using a PTI Primary Hub Art Day as a springboard for developing subject knowledge and raising expectations across the school.
Jo Graham, Executive Headteacher of Meridian Primary School, said: "Winning The PTI Primary Impact Award is a fantastic celebration of our collaborative learning community in action. Engagement with The PTI has empowered our teaching team to continually review and adapt our ambitious, creative curriculum through which our children's knowledge, confidence, and pride have truly flourished."
Jo Graham (centre) collecting The PTI Primary Impact Award trophy on 15th October 2026 at a ceremony at the Butchers' Hall, London.
The Highly Commended schools were:
Chapelford Village Primary School, Warrington
St Francis RC Primary School, Manchester
Find out more about all the nominees (and previous years') by clicking on the tabs above.
Previous Winners:
2025/26 - Belle Vue Primary School, Carlisle
2024/25 - St Mary's CofE School, Kirkby Lonsdale
2024 - Calstock Community Primary School, Cornwall