A multi-academy trust that previously failed to give children “the education they deserve” has made “monumental and life-changing” improvements, Ofsted inspectors said.
Northern Education Trust has become the first MAT in seven years to have been assessed for the second time by the watchdog.
Leaders were told in a summary evaluation in 2017 – which took place after inspectors raised “concerns” about the trust – the chain had “failed to secure urgent and necessary improvements in too many of its schools”.
But in an evaluation due to be published this week, Ofsted said that leaders and trustees had “transformed how the trust operates. This has transformed the schools in the trust and the experiences and life chances of the pupils who attend them.”
