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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6th June 2025 News

Tilstock CE Primary School Celebrates Inspiring SIAMS Report

Tilstock CE Primary School and Nursery is delighted to share the results of its recent SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) inspection, which highlights the school’s rich and inclusive Christian ethos, its vibrant worship life, and the positive spiritual development of its children. The SIAMS report praises collective worship at Tilstock as “a […]

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5th June 2025 News

Lower Heath CE Primary School Celebrates Outstanding SIAMS Report

Lower Heath CE Primary School is proud to announce the glowing outcome of its recent SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) inspection, which highlights the school’s strong Christian foundation and its commitment to nurturing a caring, reflective, and high-achieving community. The report praises Lower Heath CE Primary School for “living up to its […]

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5th June 2025 News

New School Joins the Trust