Welcome to the Marches Academy Trust

Our mission:

As a Trust, it’s our mission to empower everyone in our Trust and our communities to live and breathe our values and Achievement Through Caring, to reach their full potential.

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Excellence

We think everyone deserves a superb education. Everything we do is designed to deliver that – and we encourage everyone to strive for excellence too.

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Integrity

Being truthful, honest and sincere is really important to us. We like to think of it as doing the right thing even when no-one is watching!

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Empathy

Understanding how other people feel is an important part of growing up. We encourage everyone to think of others and treat them as you would like to be treated.

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Creativity

We want our children and young people to be able to express themselves, whether that is through art, music, debating, drama or whatever else makes them happy and fulfilled.

Equality

Whether you’re a student, parent or member of staff, we work hard to make sure everyone is treated fairly and equally.

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Joining our Multi Academy Trust can help you elevate your school, staff, and the community, and unlock a child’s full potential.

Who we are

The Marches Academy Trust is a family of schools that deliver high quality education, superb pastoral care, and enriching experiences to inspire our children and young people to achieve their potential and be happy. It is this core purpose at the heart of our beliefs that unites us, along with our shared experiences and values. These combined help us to provide supportive and friendly learning environments for all.

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Our family of schools

Each school has its unique identity that reflects the community it serves.
Our strong values bind the schools together in a spirit of collaboration, support and challenge.
Together we create a great learning environment for all.

Our Schools

Leading from our own experience

We pride ourselves on being a strong part of our local communities and their contribution and involvement is reflected in each school.

Supporting teachers and maintaining growth

We embrace the school led system to provide gold standard professional learning for those new to teaching, for schools requiring support and for the exemplary educational leaders of the future – ensuring life changing impact on children and young people.

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Education designed for children and young people

Support for families

With our approach, parents are given reassurance and confidence.

Helping schools succeed

Our schools are a strong collection of unique establishments.

Latest News and Events

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11th June 2025 News

Shrewsbury Academy Celebrates Opening of New State-of-the-Art Facilities

Shrewsbury Academy marks a major milestone with the official opening of its brand-new facilities, including cutting-edge science laboratories, a modern library, and contemporary design and technology classrooms, all made possible through funding from the Department for Education and work by Tilbury Douglas. This significant investment brings transformative change for children and young people in Shrewsbury, […]

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11th June 2025 News

Open Door, Open Heart Event – A Joyous Celebration of Community and Faith 

Schools across The Marches Academy Trust came together at St Alkmund’s Church in Whitchurch for our very first Open Door, Open Heart event – a beautiful opportunity to build positive, welcoming connections between the Church and our schools. 💛 Over two days, nearly 200 children from 11 schools – Tilstock CE Primary School, Oakmeadow CE Primary […]

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