Lee Wilson will step up to become Outwood Grange Academies Trust’s (OGAT) new permanent chief executive – taking over from Sir Martyn Oliver who left for Ofsted.
Wilson was said to be the “stand-out candidate in a very strong field”, and has been doing the job on an interim basis since November.
Previous he was the 35-school trust’s deputy chief executive. He’s been at the trust for 10 years, including overseeing the trust’s 13 primary schools – of which all those inspected are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’.
Wilson said it is with “great pleasure and pride that I take on the leadership of our family of schools.