Academies Enterprise Trust
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a non-profit charitable trust which sponsors schools with academy status. It is the largest multi-sponsor of academies in England.[1]
AET was established in 2008 by the Greensward Charitable Trust.[2] Greensward Charitable Trust was established in 1996 to support Greensward School in Hockley, Essex, and as of 2015, is based in Hockley.
Expansion under Coalition
In early 2014 the Secretary of State for Education -Michael Gove appointed David Hoare as unpaid trouble shooter after criticism of “lavish expenses” and poor performance at the chain following its rapid expansion in 2011-2012. Hoare was subsequently appointed chair of Ofsted in July 2014 following objections to another candidate Tory donor David Ross[3] The chain was ‘censured’ after 5 of its schools required improvement and one was deemed inadequate. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw called for powers to inspect academy chains & not just individual schools. In response AET said that Ofsted judgements were unfairly negative and that many of its newly acquired schools had a history of poor performance and would require time to turn round.[4]
Primary schools
- Anglesey Primary Academy, Burton-upon-Trent
- Ashingdon Primary Academy, Ashingdon
- Barton Hill Academy, Torquay
- Beacon Academy, Loughborough
- Brockworth Primary Academy, Brockworth
- Caldicotes Primary Academy, Middlesbrough
- Charles Warren Academy, Milton Keynes
- Cottingley Primary Academy, Leeds
- Feversham Primary Academy, Bradford
- Four Dwellings Primary Academy, Birmingham
- The Green Way Academy, Kingston upon Hull
- Hall Road Academy, Kingston upon Hull
- Hamford Primary Academy, Walton-on-the-Naze
- Hazelwood Academy, Swindon
- Langer Primary Academy, Felixstowe
- Lea Forest Primary Academy, Birmingham
- Meadstead Primary Academy, Royston
- Montgomery Primary Academy, Birmingham
- Newington Academy, Kingston upon Hull
- Noel Park Primary School, North London
- North Ormesby Primary Academy, Middlesbrough
- North Thoresby Primary Academy, North Thoresby
- Offa's Mead Academy, Sedbury
- Percy Shurmer Academy, Birmingham
- Plumberow Primary Academy, Hockley
- Severn View Primary Academy, Stroud
- Shafton Primary Academy, Shafton
- St James the Great Academy, East Malling
- St Helen's Primary Academy, Monk Bretton
- Trinity Primary Academy, North London
- Utterby Primary Academy, Utterby
- Westerings Primary Academy, Hockley
- Weston Academy, Totland
Secondary schools
- Aylward Academy, North London
- Bexleyheath Academy, South London
- Broadlands Academy, Keynsham
- Childwall Sports and Science Academy, Liverpool
- Clacton Coastal Academy, Clacton-on-Sea
- Cordeaux Academy, Louth
- The Duston School, Duston
- Everest Community Academy, Basingstoke
- Felixstowe Academy, Felixstowe
- Firth Park Academy, Sheffield
- Four Dwellings Academy, Birmingham
- Greensward Academy, Hockley
- Greenwood Academy, Birmingham
- Hillsview Academy, Teesville
- Kingsley Academy, West London
- Kingswood Academy, Kingston upon Hull
- Maltings Academy, Witham
- Millbrook Academy, Gloucester
- New Forest Academy, Holbury
- New Rickstones Academy, Witham
- Nightingale Academy, North London
- The Rawlett School, Tamworth
- Richmond Park Academy, West London
- Ryde Academy, Ryde
- Sandown Bay Academy, Sandown
- Sir Herbert Leon Academy, Milton Keynes
- Swallow Hill Community College, Leeds
- Tamworth Enterprise College, Tamworth
- Tendring Enterprise Studio School, Clacton-on-Sea
- Tendring Technology College, Frinton-on-Sea
- Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough
- Winton Community Academy, Andover
Special schools
- Columbus School and College, Chelmsford
- Greenfield Academy, Barton
- Peak Academy, Barton
- Pioneer School, Basildon
- The Ridge Academy, Cheltenham
- Wishmore Cross Academy, Chobham
Former schools
- East Point Academy, Lowestoft (September 2011 - December 2014)[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/
- ↑ http://www.greenswardcharitabletrust.org/
- ↑ Rajeev Syal (31 July 2014). "New Ofsted chief named as David Hoare, trustee of academy chain AET". Guardian newspapers. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Richard Garner (1 September 2014). "Half of schools in UK’s biggest academy chain are failing pupils". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "East point academy -about us". inspirationtrust.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.