Students First

Raising standards and transforming the lives of over 30,000 students in over 40 academies.

Welcome to °Ù´ºÁ´. We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and °Ù´ºÁ´ the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.

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°Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Freeston gear up for their performance of 'Empatheatre'!
°Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Freeston gear up for their performance of 'Empatheatre'!

Speak Up students from °Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Freeston are currently preparing to share their brilliant performance 'Empatheatre' with the Freeston Foundation and staff!

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°Ù´ºÁ´ Grange Academy opens its doors for community Iftar dinner
°Ù´ºÁ´ Grange Academy opens its doors for community Iftar dinner

°Ù´ºÁ´ Grange Academy hosted its first-ever iftar dinner for more than 160 members of the community, to celebrate and acknowledge students and their families fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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°Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Hindley students celebrate graduation from The Brilliant Club!
°Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Hindley students celebrate graduation from The Brilliant Club!

Twelve dedicated students from °Ù´ºÁ´ Academy Hindley have successfully completed The Scholars Programme, a transformative initiative by The Brilliant Club. This achievement marks a significant step in their academic journey, opening doors to competitive universities and beyond.

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Katy Bradford joins North Notts BID board
Katy Bradford joins North Notts BID board

North Notts BID has announced the appointment of three new board directors, expanding its representation of female leaders from across the district.

Falling ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), North Notts BID has welcomed to its board Katy Bradford, deputy chief executive officer at °Ù´ºÁ´ Grange Academies Trust, Abi Priestley, owner of Oakrange Engineering and Torworth Lakes, and Katy Jarvis-Morgan, STEP site stakeholder manager for UK Industrial Fusion Solutions.

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