Multi-academy trust
Northern Education Trust
30 schools across 14 local authorities in North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, teaching 19,789 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 30
- Primary
- 13
- Secondary
- 17
- Pupils
- 19,789
- Average Attainment 8
- 47.2
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 69%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 27 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.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.05 (interval -0.11 to 0.00). 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 2,612 pupils across 15 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
13 of the trust's 30 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 17 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 Outstanding, 6 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 3 Inadequate; 17 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Northern Education Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Halifax | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Badger Hill AcademyAcademy converter | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Chesham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bury | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Essa Primary AcademyFree schools | BOLTON | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Frederick Nattrass Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hazlehurst Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bury | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Hilton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Merlin Top Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Keighley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mount Pellon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Halifax | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Norton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Ferns Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Oak Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Whitecliffe AcademyAcademy converter | Saltburn-By-The-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Buile Hill AcademyAcademy converter | Salford | Requires improvement 2022 | 42.9 | — | |
| Denton Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Inadequate 2022 | — | — | |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Hartlepool | Outstanding 2022 | 49.2 | -0.04-0.23 to 0.14 · not a win | |
| Essa AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 53 | 0.730.52 to 0.94 | |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | 44.6 | -0.04-0.28 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Freebrough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Saltburn-By-the-Sea | Outstanding 2023 | 46.4 | 0.280.05 to 0.52 | |
| Hetton AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | 51.8 | 0.18-0.09 to 0.45 · not a win | |
| Kearsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2022 | 51.8 | 0.550.30 to 0.80 | |
| Kirk Balk AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No overall grade | 46 | -0.13-0.30 to 0.05 · not a win | |
| Manor Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Hartlepool | Report card 2025 | 46.9 | -0.40-0.59 to -0.21 | |
| North Shore AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Stockton-on-Tees | Report card 2026 | 48.2 | 0.07-0.19 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| Red House AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No overall grade | 44.8 | 0.14-0.18 to 0.46 · not a win | |
| The Blyth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blyth | No overall grade | 49.2 | -0.18-0.40 to 0.04 · not a win | |
| The Grangefield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Stockton-on-Tees | Outstanding 2022 | 45.3 | -0.08-0.29 to 0.13 · not a win | |
| Thornaby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Stockton-on-Tees | Report card 2026 | 40.9 | -0.36-0.67 to -0.05 | |
| Thorp AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ryton | Good 2024 | 47.2 | -0.12-0.31 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Walbottle AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | 46.6 | -0.69-0.86 to -0.52 |
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.