Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust that operates twenty-one schools with academy status across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for Education. The trust was founded in 2009, led by Sir Michael Wilkins who was principal of the trust's namesake, Outwood Grange Academy. Its current CEO is Martyn Oliver, who previously served as a principal of schools within the trust. The trust operates using an "80: 20" principle, where about 80% of how its schools operate is standardised and 20% is open to local innovation. Academic performanceIn July 2016, a report by the Education Policy Institute found that at the secondary level "Outwood Grange is the best large academy group (10 schools or more)". In the multi-academy trust league tables released January 2017, the trust was ranked in the top 5 nationally for secondary progress, and also for both primary writing and maths progress.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust that operates twenty-one schools with academy status across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for Education. The trust was founded in 2009, led by Sir Michael Wilkins who was principal of the trust's namesake, Outwood Grange Academy. Its current CEO is Martyn Oliver, who previously served as a principal of schools within the trust. The trust operates using an "80: 20" principle, where about 80% of how its schools operate is standardised and 20% is open to local innovation. Academic performanceIn July 2016, a report by the Education Policy Institute found that at the secondary level "Outwood Grange is the best large academy group (10 schools or more)". In the multi-academy trust league tables released January 2017, the trust was ranked in the top 5 nationally for secondary progress, and also for both primary writing and maths progress.