News & Events

Ofsted

8th June 2022 News

Tilstock are good!

Tilstock CE Primary School receives a fantastic Ofsted report where parents are overwhelming positive about the school. The school is now rated Good following the recent visit from Ofsted that took place on 26th and 27th April 2022. The inspectors were so impressed with the school, the pupils, staff and how they all engage with their community. […]

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The Rainbow Flag Award

13th May 2022 News

Shrewsbury Academy become Rainbow Flag Award holders!

A huge well done to Shrewsbury Academy who are the first school in The Marches Academy Trust to now hold the Rainbow Flag Award! The award is a national quality assurance framework, that focuses on positive LGBT+, inclusion and visibility assessed by The Proud Trust. To be in receipt of this award Shrewsbury Academy had […]

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Marches Academy Trust Conference 2022

28th March 2022 News

Marches Academy Trust Conference 2022

Earlier this term, over 400 of our Trust teaching staff attended the Marches Academy Conference 2022 – giving them the chance to network, embrace expertise and engage with our vision of the school of the future. Colleagues from across our 10 schools delivered the key workshops – harnessing the talent of our staff across the […]

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21st March 2022 News

Learn Cycling Widening Participation in Cycle Training at The Grange Primary School

Shropshire’s national standards cycle training provider has delivered its first course as part of a special project to widen participation. Learn Cycling have been delivering Bikeability cycle training in Shropshire since 2017, developing the skills of young cyclists in schools across the county.  Instructors train participants to handle their cycle effectively and to use public […]

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Marches Academy Trust Primary Varsity Event

21st March 2022 News

Marches Academy Trust Primary Varsity Event

Last week, the five primary schools from across The Marches Academy Trust competed in the Trust Varsity Games event. The competition saw over 100 children participate in Key Stage 2 girls’ football and Key Stage 2 archery, at Shrewsbury School. The Trust cannot thank Stuart Cowper and everyone at Shrewsbury School for hosting this event. […]

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Events | Marches Academy Trust

17th March 2022 News

Pupils at Longlands rocked out with Rocktopus!!

Last week Longlands Primary School had a fantastic visit from the Rocktopus team. Every single child’s face was beaming! The school can’t wait to welcome them back again in September. A huge thank you to them – they were awesome! Please take a look at the videos and photos captured below: 

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10th March 2022 News

Building the foundations for the future in the local community

The Marches Academy Trust and Market Drayton Town Council are delighted to announce a new partnership. The Marches Academy Trust will be supporting the Zone Community Project, a lottery funded programme run at the Zone Community building and helping to increase the activity programmes being run. The additional activities will complement those that have already […]

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Together We Grow

15th July 2021 News

Building a School of the Future for North Shrewsbury

The Marches Academy Trust has worked in partnership with the community, Shrewsbury Town Council, Shropshire Council and the Department for Education (DfE) to secure a bright future for Shrewsbury Academy. The partnership will see the development of the Shrewsbury Academy and the Sundorne Infants school sites into a School of the Future, providing a quality […]

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25th June 2021 News

Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Beam Training Sessions

Please see the below details from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Beam, outlining training sessions that they are offering over July and August. All sessions take place on Microsoft Teams, and are open to parents, carers and professionals who are interested in attending. There is no need to book – just click into the link at […]

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26th May 2021 News

The Marches Academy Trust Students to Positively Benefit from Expansion of Collaborative Working

The Marches Academy Trust and Shrewsbury School are set to expand their successful partnership work supporting students following a bid earlier in the 2019/20 academic year for a Department for Education (DFE) grant. The collaboration between The Marches Academy Trust and Shrewsbury School, now in its third year, helps young people throughout Shropshire supporting higher […]

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