SF School Facts UK

Multi-academy trust

Life Education Trust

12 schools across 2 local authorities in East of England, London, teaching 2,860 pupils.

The trust at a glance

Schools
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1
Pupils
2,860
Average Attainment 8
51.4

across its secondaries

Average KS2 expected standard
71%

across its primaries

Across the 10 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits above 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.

Ofsted across the trust

Good7
Requires improvement1
Inadequate2
No overall grade2

10 of the trust's 12 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 2 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: 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 2 Inadequate; 2 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.

Schools in Life Education Trust

SchoolAreaOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Compare
Benhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter Hornchurch No overall grade — —
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led Colchester Inadequate 2022 — —
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter Romford Good 2024 — —
Dr Walker's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter Ongar Requires improvement 2024 — —
Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter Chelmsford Good 2023 — —
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led Colchester Inadequate 2022 — —
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamAcademy converter Colchester Good 2022 — —
Langenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter Colchester Good 2023 — —
Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter Ingatestone Good 2023 — —
Roxwell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led Chelmsford Good 2023 — —
Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter Harwich Good 2024 — —
The Frances Bardsley Academy for GirlsAcademy converter Romford No overall grade 51.4 0.390.21 to 0.58

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.