Multi-academy trust
Melrose Learning Trust
13 schools across 4 local authorities in North East, teaching 2,923 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Primary
- 13
- Secondary
- 0
- Pupils
- 2,923
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 70%
across its primaries
Across the 10 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with 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
8 of the trust's 13 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 5 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, 7 Good; 5 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Melrose Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School AcademyAcademy converter | Ferryhill | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Easington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Peterlee | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Esh CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Greatham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hartlepool | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hartlepool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Prior's Mill CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Billingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Spennymoor | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wynyard Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | Wynyard | Outstanding 2024 | — | — |
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.