Multi-academy trust
Scholars' Education Trust
13 schools across 3 local authorities in East of England, teaching 9,564 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 7
- Pupils
- 9,564
- Average Attainment 8
- 49.1
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 74%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 8 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.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.10 (interval 0.02 to 0.19). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 1,037 pupils across 6 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
6 of the trust's 13 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 7 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, 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 7 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Scholars' Education Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | 46.2 | -0.21-0.50 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Samuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led | St Albans | Report card 2026 | 56.5 | 0.350.15 to 0.55 | |
| Buntingford First SchoolFree schools | Buntingford | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Harpenden AcademyFree schools | Harpenden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nazeing Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Oakleaf PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Hemel Hempstead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Watling Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Longdean SchoolAcademy converter | Hemel Hempstead | No overall grade | 42.4 | -0.29-0.47 to -0.11 | |
| Robert Barclay AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Hoddesdon | Good 2023 | 44.2 | 0.11-0.15 to 0.37 · not a win | |
| Sir John Lawes SchoolAcademy converter | Harpenden | Outstanding 2023 | 62.8 | 0.790.58 to 0.99 | |
| The Hemel Hempstead SchoolAcademy converter | Hemel Hempstead | Report card 2026 | 49.9 | -0.14-0.33 to 0.06 · not a win | |
| The Highfield SchoolAcademy converter | Letchworth Garden City | Good 2023 | 41.7 | — |
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.