Multi-academy trust
Ascend Learning Trust
7 schools across 2 local authorities in South West, teaching 5,415 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Primary
- 3
- Secondary
- 4
- Pupils
- 5,415
- Average Attainment 8
- 42.5
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 34%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 7 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits well below the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.06 (interval -0.16 to 0.05). That interval spans zero, so this is not a win: the group is not statistically distinguishable from average. A score such as +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise, not a result. Weighted by 772 pupils across 4 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
4 of the trust's 7 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 3 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 3 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Ascend Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noremarsh Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Swindon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wellington Eagles Primary AcademyFree schools | Andover | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Wellington Lions Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Tidworth | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Kingsbury Green AcademyAcademy converter | Calne | Report card 2026 | 39.6 | -0.24-0.47 to 0.00 · not a win | |
| Lawn Manor AcademyAcademy converter | Swindon | Good 2023 | 37.5 | -0.03-0.27 to 0.21 · not a win | |
| Royal Wootton Bassett AcademyAcademy converter | Swindon | No overall grade | 51 | 0.08-0.09 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| The Wellington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ludgershall | Good 2022 | 42.1 | -0.13-0.35 to 0.08 · not a win |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.