Today Biddick Academy is celebrating a glowing report from school inspectors, Ofsted, who awarded the school the ‘strong standard’ in many areas. The report praised their excellent teaching and learning and reflects the consistently high standards across the school. Following the two-day visit in March, inspectors described Biddick Academy as ‘calm, ambitious and welcoming’ and noted that pupils feel safe, known and valued by staff. The report also emphasised that pupils fee

We are delighted to announce that Carville Primary School in Wallsend became an academy and joined our family of schools today. It is our pleasure to welcome Carville Academy to the North East Learning Trust, where it joins forces with our 13 other schools across the region. This marks a significant milestone in Carville Academy's ongoing journey to provide the highest quality education for its pupils, and we are delighted to welcome everyone into our successful multi-academy

Churchill Community College is set to receive a brand new school building following confirmation of rebuild funding. Over the last two years, NELT has supported the school and worked closely with the Department for Education and North Tyneside Local Authority to drive forward the case for urgent investment to replace the current ageing building. The Wallsend secondary school and sixth form will soon benefit from a fantastic new learning environment replacing the existing st

We are thrilled to announce that our CEO, Dame Lesley Powell DBE, will co-chair a new Key Stage 3 Alliance which will form part of the government’s Regional Improvement for Standards (RISE) offer. The aim of the alliance is to test ideas, exchange evidence and share the understanding of what an excellent Key Stage 3 experience looks like in practice. Dame Lesley, alongside fellow co-chair, Rebecca Boomer-Clark, CEO of Lift Schools, will bring together practitioners and resear

Today is Safer Internet Day 2026 and we are launching a Trust wide challenge ​to encourage parents and carers to take on tech and keep their children safer online. Every Saturday for the next six weeks, each of our schools will be giving grown ups one simple task to do, to learn more about their child's online world and take a practical step to keep them out of harm's way. This will include things like how to set up parental controls, getting privacy settings right, and how t

We are delighted that five of our Trust schools - Easington Academy, Rye Hills Academy, The Academy at Shotton Hall, Teesdale School & Sixth Form and Sacriston Academy, have received a letter from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson. The letter praises the exceptional quality of the education the schools provide and recognises that their work is amongst the best nationally in ensuring that all disadvantaged pupils achieve excellent outcomes. A fantastic p

We are thrilled to announce that Meadowdale Academy is ranked as the 2nd best primary school in Northumberland, while Sacriston Academy is in 7th place within County Durham, for perforamnce. We would like to thank all the staff who go above and beyond every day for our young people. This achievement reflects just how committed staff members are to giving every child the best possible start in life.

A huge congratulations to Year 11 students from our Trust secondary schools - Ashington Academy, Bedlington Academy, Biddick Academy,...

This morning staff and students across our four Trust sixth forms celebrated a brilliant A level results day!🤩 Students opened their...

We’re proud to share that our CEO, Dame Lesley Powell CBE, will serve on the Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational...

Last night saw the return of our NELT summer concert at the iconic Glasshouse, Gateshead. The Trust performance is a much loved highlight...

Easington Academy ­­is celebrating another glowing report from Ofsted, who confirmed that the school has upheld its high standards of...

The North East Learning Trust is proud to announce that our founder and chief executive officer, Lesley Powell CBE, has been made Dame...

Trust school, Rye Hills Academy in Redcar, has unveiled their newly refurbished, state-of-the-art, multi-sports pitch thanks to almost...

Yesterday we held our first NELT athletics festival at Gateshead Stadium, where all of our schools came together for a brilliant day of...

Teesdale School & Sixth Form in Barnard Castle, received another magnificent report from school inspectors Ofsted, which confirms that...

World Book Day is always a popular day with staff and students across our Trust, and this year was no different. Staff and students...

We are delighted to announce that our Deputy CEO, Toni Spoors, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the...

We're celebrating our third consecutive ‘outstanding’ report, from school inspectors Ofsted - the highest grade possible - and an...

A huge congratulations to Year 11 students across our secondary schools who received their eagerly awaited GCSE results this morning. All...