Multi-academy trust
The Laidlaw Schools Trust
10 schools across 3 local authorities in North East, teaching 6,428 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 4
- Pupils
- 6,428
- Average Attainment 8
- 39.6
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 58%
across its secondaries
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.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.38 (interval -0.48 to -0.27). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 712 pupils across 4 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
5 of the trust's 10 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, 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 5 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Laidlaw Schools Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2022 | 31.7 | -1.31-1.56 to -1.06 | |
| Excelsior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.4 | -0.62-0.82 to -0.42 | |
| Atkinson Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Oxclose Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Washington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Sedgefield Hardwick Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| South Hylton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Thomas Walling Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westgate Hill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Oxclose Community AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | No overall grade | 41.8 | -0.37-0.56 to -0.19 | |
| Sedgefield Community CollegeAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | Outstanding 2022 | 51.5 | 0.360.16 to 0.56 |
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.