The school at the base of Grenfell Tower was honoured for “outstanding achievement” at the Evening Standard School Awards tonight.
The awards recognise London state schools with excellent exam results and for achieving outstanding success against the odds.
Education Secretary Damian Hinds was among those celebrating their achievements tonight.
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA) won the award for outstanding achievement in challenging circumstances.
The school lost four pupils and one former pupil in the 2017 Grenfell fire.
The students and teachers were widely praised for showing fierce resilience in the face of tragedy.
On the morning after the fire, dozens of students turned up to sit their AS level maths exams in a hastily rearranged exam hall.
The school was forced to move to temporary buildings but despite the upheaval Ofsted inspectors gave the school its highest possible rating of Outstanding in every category.
Miles Coverdale Primary School in Shepherd’s Bush and Wallington County Grammar in Sutton won the outstanding academic achievement awards.
Hugh Myddelton Primary School in Islington also won an award for outstanding achievement in challenging circumstances after undergoing a dramatic turnaround since a disappointing Ofsted report in 2015.
The heads of the four winning schools were each handed a £1,000 cheque from sponsor the Jack Petchey Foundation, which funds projects that boost young people’s aspirations.
Lianne La Havas’ singing teacher was also among those honoured at the awards.
Emma Stevens, a music teacher from Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise School in Croydon, won the award for inspirational teacher of the year.
La Havas, a Grammy nominee and Cold Play support act, described Ms Stevens as the “best singing teacher in the world”.
She was honoured alongside Mike Tottman, from Swakeleys School in Hillingdon, who won support staff of the year.
