Astrea Academy Trust

Are we making the best use of the expertise and resources we already have?

This discussion-led seminar will bring together colleagues from external schools and trusts to explore how support services can be strengthened through collaboration – freeing up capacity and releasing savings that can be reinvested back into classrooms.

Join us on July 15th to learn more.

Book your place: https://www.astreaacademytrust.org/latest-news/working-smarter-together-seminar/

Today, on Thank a Teacher Day, we celebrate the incredible dedication, care and impact of teachers across the trust.

We’re especially grateful to every teacher, past and present, who has been part of our journey since our formation 10 years ago.

Your commitment has changed lives, strengthened communities, and helped build the foundation of everything we’ve achieved.

Thank you! ❤️

As we approach the MAT Excellence Awards, where we're shortlisted in the Transformation and Impact category, read about our recent awards success.

🏆 Most Improved Trust of the Year
🏆 Trust of the Year 2026 - Large

Astrea wins two national education awards We’re proud to announce that we have won two awards in the Network for Education Excellence (nEdEx) Awards 2026. Astrea was named Large Trust of the Year and Most Improved Trust of the Year 2026 at the nEdEx national awards ceremony in Milton Keynes. The multi-academy trust, which is made up of 26...

We’re incredibly proud to share that the trust has won two awards at the 2026 nEdEx School & Trust Leadership Awards! 🎉

🏆 Most Improved Trust of the Year
🏆 Trust of the Year 2026 - Large

A huge congratulations goes to Hexthorpe Primary Academy, who were also finalists for Primary School of the Year.

These awards are a testament to the dedication of our staff, leaders and pupils across every one of our academies. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey - we’re excited for what comes next.

There's a whole range of exciting trust-wide achievements and developments to read about in our latest newsletter. Including our shortlists in The School & Trust Leadership Awards 2026 - which takes place tonight 🤞

Read here: https://bit.ly/43P4eRk

Our National Lead for RE, Donna Lee, and Regional Director (Primary), Russell Gray, speak with Schools Week about reintroducing RE to the national curriculum and the opportunities it presents to strengthen its place, purpose and consistency across schools.

The curriculum review gives us a chance to get RE right Pupils must be equipped to live in a world where religion, world views and belief systems influence everything

We're starting our 10th birthday in style, with not one, but three shortlists in The School & Trust Leadership Awards 2026!

🎉 Most Improved Trust of the Year 2026
🎉 Primary School of the Year 2026 (Hexthorpe Primary Academy)
🎉 Trust of the Year (Large) 2026

A decade of working with schools and communities! Thank you to everyone involved - past and present ⭐

Read more about our journey here ⬇️

Astrea Academy Trust Celebrates 10 Years As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we thank our leaders, teachers and support staff for all their dedication and hard work over the past decade. Our CEO, Rowena Hackwood, praises teams for a period of “rapid change and evolution” which has seen the trust raise academic standards and achiev...