Ranking tables
Education: Institutions (Schools) | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
- HCR Law 16 Years Ranked
- Moore Barlow LLP 13 Years Ranked
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
- Alice Reeve VWV19 Years Ranked
- Barney Northover VWV17 Years Ranked
- Gemma Woodhouse Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP10 Years Ranked
- Graham Shaw Wrigleys Solicitors LLP10 Years Ranked
- Joanna Lada-Walicki Moore Barlow LLP12 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Eley Farrer & Co LLP16 Years Ranked
- Nick Mackenzie Browne Jacobson LLP11 Years Ranked
- Simon Bevan VWV20 Years Ranked
- Ben WoodEversheds Sutherland
- Kevin RobertsonWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Band 3
- Andrea Squires Winckworth Sherwood10 Years Ranked
- Ben Collingwood Moore Barlow LLP8 Years Ranked
- Dai Durbridge Browne Jacobson LLP4 Years Ranked
- Helen Tucker Stone King LLP6 Years Ranked
- Sam Macdonald Farrer & Co LLP17 Years Ranked
- Simon Henthorn Doyle Clayton8 Years Ranked
- Stephen Ravenscroft Stone King LLP21 Years Ranked
- Yvonne Spencer VWV14 Years Ranked
- Graham VialsWard Hadaway LLP
Band 4
- Adam McRae-Taylor Moore Barlow LLP4 Years Ranked
- Alice Yandle Farrer & Co LLP4 Years Ranked
- Antony Power PHP Law LLP9 Years Ranked
- Debbie Ashenhurst Wilsons2 Years Ranked
- Gordon Reid Moore Barlow LLP7 Years Ranked
- Laura Berman Stone King LLP1 Years Ranked
- Oliver Daniels HCR Law4 Years Ranked
- Paul Jones Farrer & Co LLP11 Years Ranked
- Richard Freeth Stone King LLP8 Years Ranked
- Tabitha Cave VWV8 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
Star Associates
- Tina MorrisSchofield Sweeney
Associates to watch
- Alexandra Slater Wrigleys Solicitors LLP3 Years Ranked
- Vicky Wilson Browne Jacobson LLP3 Years Ranked
- Nicholas MossWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
- Peter CantwellWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Browne Jacobson LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedBrowne Jacobson offers a stellar education practice providing in-depth advice and support to a wide range of schools and academies across the country. The team is particularly well-known for assisting with academy conversions and various issues concerning students, including work relating to safeguarding, exclusions and placements. The team also regularly assists clients with governance and data protection matters, as well as Equality Act and discrimination claims. The firm works in close partnership with a number of sector organisations, including the National SEND Forum, the National Association for Special Educational Needs and various Roman Catholic dioceses.1 Farrer & Co LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedFarrer & Co is an outstanding firm handling the most high-profile and complex education matters for independent schools and academies. The firm houses an impressive bench of education specialists and a dedicated child protection unit. It possesses market-leading expertise in charities law and constitutional issues affecting the education sector. The firm is excellent at defending sensitive and contentious scenarios and offers leading expertise in relation to overseas collaborations and expansions, as well as data protection issues.1 Stone King LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedStone King has a top-quality national education practice with strong experience advising independent and state schools. The team handles a full suite of services from educational provision and employment matters to judicial review and tribunal cases. It is a leading practice for academy development and representation of faith schools, with profound expertise regarding the third sector and education policy.1 VWVEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedVWV has a highly respected education team with considerable expertise in sensitive matters, including safeguarding issues. The team regularly provides advice on a range of complex issues faced by both multi-academy trusts and independent schools. It also demonstrates strength in data protection, employment and charity law matters. The team is noted for pastoral advice on the legal risks faced by schools, covering pupil welfare, inspection readiness and regulatory compliance.
Band 2
2 HCR LawEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedHarrison Clark Rickerbys has a dynamic education group with particular experience in child protection, employment law and school mergers. The team is adept at handling data protection issues and real estate transactions, in addition to contentious matters such as disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. It frequently advises independent schools and multi-academy trusts, as well as leading school sector associations and representative bodies.2 Moore Barlow LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedMoore Barlow possesses a deep understanding of employment law, pastoral care and commercial issues faced by schools. The team is particularly praised for its expertise in matters intersecting with education law such as data protection, IP and all manner of disputes. The firm is well known for its extensive independent school client base, and recommended for advice on parental complaints, disability discrimination claims and safeguarding issues.
Band 3
3 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper offers extensive education support for independent schools. The team regularly advises clients on matters including SEN, safeguarding, employment and pension issues. The firm is also adept at handling allegations of misconduct, sexual assault and disability discrimination claims.3 PHP Law LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedPHP Law has a well-regarded education practice, which sees the firm act predominantly for multi-academy trusts. It provides legal support in relation to a range of issues that affect the education sector including HR and employment, property, governance, safeguarding and corporate law. Additional areas of expertise for the team include commercial contracts, procurement-related issues and data privacy.3 WilsonsEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedWilsons is particularly known for representing independent schools, as well as academies, grammar schools and other educational institutions. The firm's key areas of expertise include safeguarding, data protection and reputation management. It is also adept at assisting with admissions, governance and funding arrangements, drawing upon knowledge of adjacent fields including employment, real estate and charity law.3 Winckworth SherwoodEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedWinckworth Sherwood has a busy education practice acting predominantly for religious schools and organisations, including Catholic dioceses, Church of England Diocesan Boards of Education and faith groups. The team performs consistently well in high-profile education matters relating to the Prevent duty. It has notable expertise with regard to academy conversions.3 Wrigleys Solicitors LLPEducation: Institutions (Schools)2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedWrigleys Solicitors has a comprehensive education practice advising academies, faith schools and independent schools on a wide range of important matters. The firm possesses particular expertise with regard to academy conversions, governance reviews and employment law matters. The team demonstrates further experience in charities law, PFI schemes and SEN issues.