Northern Education Trust

Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust operating in the North of England, established in 2010. It operates both primary and secondary academies. The Northern Education Trust (NET) is a founder and member of the Northern Alliance of Trusts.

Northern Education Trust

Founded	March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)
Type	Multi-academy trust
Registration no.	07189647
Focus	Education
Location	Thorp Academy, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
Coordinates	53.70895°N 1.51292°W / 53.70895; -1.51292
Key people	Jane Wilson, CEO
Website	northerneducationtrust.org
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Academies

As of September 2024^[update], there were a total of 29 academies run by the Northern Education Trust.^[1]

Secondary academies

• Buile Hill Academy
• The Blyth Academy
• Denton Community College
• Dyke House Academy
• Essa Academy
• Farringdon Community Academy
• Freebrough Academy
• The Grangefield Academy
• Hetton Academy
• Kearsley Academy
• Kirk Balk Academy
• Manor Community Academy
• North Shore Academy
• Red House Academy
• Thornaby Academy
• Thorp Academy
• Walbottle Academy

Primary academies

• Abbey Park Academy
• Badger Hill Academy
• The Ferns Primary Academy
• Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
• Hilton Primary Academy
• Merlin Top Primary Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Norton Primary Academy
• The Oak Tree Academy
• Whitecliffe Academy

Northern Alliance of Trusts membership

In 2017 it was instrumental in setting up the Northern Alliance of Trusts. In 2019, the academies minister, Lord Agnew, announced a new growth fund to support smaller academy trusts to merge to create bigger trusts and share resources, in response criticisms of the efficiency academies.^{[2][relevant?]} Northern Alliance of Trusts received a grant from the Department for Education Strategic School Improvement Fund. This was funding aimed at in-need schools to improve school performance and pupil attainment, and favoured schemes in which schools helped each other. Funding opened in 2017 and gave grants for two years.^[3]

The Northern Alliance is the first formal partnership of its kind between larger chains. Members share resources but continue to act as independent legal entities.^[4] The Alliance works on common procurement, leadership standards, fund raising, and strategies for the recruitment and retention of teachers.^[5] It has eight members:

• Northern Education Trust
• Astrea Academy Trust
• Delta Academies Trust
• Dixons Academies Trust
• Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
• North East Learning Trust
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust
• WISE Academies