Multi-academy trust
Marches Academy Trust
17 schools across 1 local authority in West Midlands, teaching 6,752 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 17
- Primary
- 12
- Secondary
- 5
- Pupils
- 6,752
- Average Attainment 8
- 40.7
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 57%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 10 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 -0.41 (interval -0.50 to -0.31). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 893 pupils across 5 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
13 of the trust's 17 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 4 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: 1 Outstanding, 9 Good, 3 Requires improvement; 4 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Marches Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockshutt CofE Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Ellesmere | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Criftins CofE Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Ellesmere | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Grange Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Shrewsbury | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Oswestry | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Longlands Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Market Drayton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lower Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Whitchurch | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Shrewsbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Selattyn CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Oswestry | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Shrewsbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Whitchurch | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| West Felton Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Oswestry | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Shrewsbury | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Idsall SchoolAcademy converter | Shifnal | No overall grade | 41 | -0.85-1.05 to -0.66 | |
| Shrewsbury AcademyAcademy converter | Shrewsbury | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.2 | -0.55-0.77 to -0.33 | |
| Sir John Talbot's SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Whitchurch | Good 2023 | 46.8 | 0.18-0.06 to 0.41 · not a win | |
| The Grove SchoolAcademy converter | Market Drayton | Requires improvement 2023 | 39.5 | -0.48-0.70 to -0.25 | |
| The Marches SchoolAcademy converter | Oswestry | Good 2023 | 43.1 | -0.29-0.48 to -0.10 |
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.