Northern Education Trust Explained

Northern Education Trust
Type:	Multi-academy trust
Registration Id:	07189647
Location:	Thorp Academy, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
Key People:	Rob Tarn, CEO
Focus:	Education
Motto:	"Outcome Focused, Child Centred"
Footnotes:	UID 4036

Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust operating in the North of England, established in 2010. It operates both primary and secondary academies. The Northern Education Trust (NET) is a founder and member of the Northern Alliance of Trusts.

Academies

, there were a total of 29 academies run by the Northern Education Trust.^[1] As of 2023, all NET schools inspected by Ofsted were judged "Good" or "Outstanding", even in cases where the predecessor schools had been deemed "Indadequate".^[2]

Secondary academies

• Buile Hill Academy
• The Blyth Academy
• Dyke House Academy
• Essa Academy
• Farringdon Community Academy
• Freebrough Academy
• The Grangefield Academy
• Hetton Academy
• Kearsley Academy
• Kirk Balk Academy
• Manor Community Academy
• North Shore Academy
• Red House Academy
• Thornaby Academy
• Thorp Academy
• Walbottle Academy

Denton community college

Primary academies

• Abbey Park Academy
• Badger Hill Academy
• The Ferns Primary Academy
• Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
• Hilton Primary Academy
• Merlin Top Primary Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Norton Primary Academy
• The Oak Tree Academy
• Whitecliffe Academy

Northern Alliance of Trusts membership

In 2017 it was instrumental in setting up the Northern Alliance of Trusts. In 2019, the academies minister, Lord Agnew, announced a new growth fund to support smaller academy trusts to merge to create bigger trusts and share resources, in response criticisms of the efficiency academies.^[3] Northern Alliance of Trusts received a grant from the Department for Education Strategic School Improvement Fund. This was funding aimed at in-need schools to improve school performance and pupil attainment, and favoured schemes in which schools helped each other. Funding opened in 2017 and gave grants for two years.^[4]

The Northern Alliance is the first formal partnership of its kind between larger chains. Members share resources but continue to act as independent legal entities.^[5] The Alliance works on common procurement, leadership standards, fund raising, and strategies for the recruitment and retention of teachers.^[6] It has eight members:

Notes and References

1. Web site: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST Academies (29) . Get Information about Schools . UK Government . 22 September 2024.
2. Web site: Find an inspection report and registered childcare . 13 August 2022 .
3. News: No point giving schools more money if it's not spent properly . 31 August 2019 . Schools Week . 20 June 2019.
4. Web site: Strategic School Improvement Fund . GOV.UK . 19 December 2019 . en.
5. Web site: Prominent academy chains form 'Northern Alliance' – Edexec.co.uk . Education Executive . 15 December 2019 . 15 November 2017.
6. Web site: Northern Alliance of Trusts . Northern Education Trust . 31 August 2019 . en.