Schools Broadband Wins 2025 ISPA Security Award – A record-breaking six times winner – 2014 | 2017 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

We are beyond thrilled to announce that Schools Broadband has been named the winner of the 2025 ISPA Award for Best Network and Data Security. This marks our record-breaking sixth win in the security category and our ninth ISPA award overall since 2014. 

The awards, hosted by the Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) celebrate key organisations shaping the future of the UK’s digital infrastructure, recognising exceptional innovation, resilience, and leadership in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. 

Schools Broadband secured the award thanks to our continued commitment to delivering enterprise-grade safeguarding and cybersecurity solutions across the UK education sector. Today, Schools Broadband protects: 

• 1.5 million+ students and staff 

• 3,500+ schools and colleges 

• 300+ Multi Academy Trusts nationwide 

Schools Broadband’s security stack includes industry-leading filtering, monitoring, cloud-controlled network protection, and DDoS mitigation as standard – even for schools that do not take additional hosted security or filtering products. 

“Safeguarding and security isn’t just part of what we do – it is what we do,” says David Tindall, our CEO. “The award reflects the real, measurable impact our teams make every day in classrooms across the UK. Cyber threats against schools continue to rise, and we’re proud to offer world-leading, enterprise-grade technology that is accessible, affordable, and built for the realities of the education sector.” 

Award-Winning Innovation that Reflects Today’s Cyber Climate in Schools 

Schools and Multi Academy Trusts are experiencing unprecedented cyber-security pressures, with ransomware, data breaches, and social engineering attacks increasing in both frequency and sophistication. Meanwhile, the DfE’s digital standards and KCSiE requirements have placed increased responsibility on leaders to demonstrate robust filtering, monitoring, and network protection.

Schools Broadband’s cloud-first approach directly addresses these challenges. By eliminating the need for costly on-site infrastructure and providing Trust-wide centralised management, the service empowers schools and MATs, large and small, to meet and exceed national standards while keeping networks resilient and learners safe.

This achievement further cements Schools Broadband’s reputation as one of the UK’s most trusted specialist ISPs for education, consistently leading innovation in security, safeguarding, and cloud-managed connectivity.

Visit our Network Security page for more details.
Call 01133 222 333 or email info@schoolsbroadband.co.uk. 
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