Largest academy chain offloads eight schools
The trust now has 68 schools, down from 77 last year, following Lord Nash’s comments that academy chains performed better when within an hours drive of each other. Last March the Department for Education barred AET from taking over more schools amid fears that it was expansion was too quick. It was also criticised by Ofsted when inspectors said it was failing to give ‘many pupils’ a good enough education.
The relinquished schools are East Point Academy in Lowestoft; Childwall Sports & Science Academy in Liverpool; Oaks, Tree Tops and Molehill Copse Primary Academies, Kent; Northamptonshire’s The Duston School; and Peak and Greenfield Academies in Gloucestershire.
Latest News
02/10/2025 - 09:31
The Always Active Uniform is a flexible, comfortable school uniform including active footwear, designed to support spontaneous movement and daily activity throughout the school day.
01/10/2025 - 10:23
The Welsh Government has agreed to continue a licensing deal which will give all learners at Welsh state schools free access to Microsoft 365 at school and at home.
01/10/2025 - 09:51
Schools will play a greater role in ensuring every pupil has a clear post-16 destination, with a new approach to a guaranteed college or FE provider place available as a safety net being tested.
30/09/2025 - 09:51
The Chancellor has committed over £10 million in funding to guarantee a library for all primary schools by the end of this parliament.
30/09/2025 - 09:45
New data from Ofqual shows that schools and colleges across England are making progress in cyber security training, but are struggling to recover quickly from attacks when they occur.
