Multi-academy trust
Initio Learning Trust
19 schools across 2 local authorities in South West, teaching 7,072 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 19
- Primary
- 12
- Secondary
- 7
- Pupils
- 7,072
- Average Attainment 8
- 44.3
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 57%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 6 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits 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 -0.08 (interval -0.18 to 0.02). 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 739 pupils across 3 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
16 of the trust's 19 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: 15 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 Initio Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenbourn Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Verwood | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Lockyer's Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, ColehillAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bridport Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Colehill First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hayeswood First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hillside Community First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Merley First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Pamphill Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England First School, WimborneAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Verwood Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Witchampton Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Corfe Hills SchoolAcademy converter | Broadstone | Good 2021 | 46.7 | 0.01-0.17 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Queen Elizabeth's SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Requires improvement 2023 | 43.3 | -0.17-0.31 to -0.03 | |
| The Sir John Colfox AcademyAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2023 | 43 | 0.01-0.22 to 0.25 · 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.