Aldridge Foundation
| Founded | 10 January 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | Multi-academy trust |
| Registration no. | 05670663 (Aldridge Education) |
| Focus | Education |
| Location |
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Key people | Brent Thomas |
| Website | www |
| UID 2096 | |
The Aldridge Foundation is a British charity. It is based in London.[1]
The Aldridge Foundation was registered as a charity in 2006 by Sir Rod Aldridge, after he retired from the business he founded, Capita.[2] Over 10 years it developed a family of sponsored academy schools in England. In 2016 it established Aldridge Education, a multi-academy trust and the body now responsible for Aldridge schools, which educate students from primary to secondary and sixth form level. All of the schools are non-selective. The Trust is also a co-sponsor of a University Technical College, which has university and employer lead sponsors.[3]
Aldridge Education schools
All Aldridge schools are regularly inspected by Ofsted.[4] Alongside this, the Aldridge Foundation have also developed their own 'Quality Framework' which is used to support performance improvement.[5]
The schools are:[1]
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2008) [6]
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2010) [7]
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2011) [8]
- Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School (opened in 2013) [9]
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (opened in 2014) [10]
- Darwen Vale High School (an Aldridge academy since December 2014) [11]
- Sudell Primary School (an Aldridge academy since March 2015) [12]
- Duke's Aldridge Academy (an Aldridge academy since September 2017) [13]
In 2015, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy was named the Lancashire Telegraph's Secondary School of the Year[14] and in the same year was one of twelve schools from across Europe which won the Entrepreneurial School of the Year Award.[15]
University Technical Colleges
- UTC@MediaCityUK, Salford (opened September 2015)[16][1]
Former colleges
- UTC@harbourside, Newhaven, East Sussex (opened September 2015, closed July 2019)[17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d "Aldridge Education". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Benjamin, Alison (4 August 2009). "The can-do crusader – interview with Rod Aldridge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Aldridge Education". Department for Education. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Ofsted says "good" – students say "fantastic"!". Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Educational approach". Aldridge Foundation.
- ^ "Darwen Aldridge Community Academy". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Brighton Aldridge Community Academy". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Portslade Aldridge Community Academy". Aldridge Education. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Kensington Aldridge Academy". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Darwen Vale High School". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Sudell Primary School". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "Duke's Aldridge Academy". Aldridge Education.
- ^ "SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR: School breaking down barriers for its pupils". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Brawn, Stephanie (12 September 2015). "Darwen school scoops award for being top entrepreneurial facility in Europe". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "UTC@MediaCityUK". Baker Dearing Trust.
- ^ "UTC@harbourside". Baker Dearing Trust.
- ^ "UTC@harbourside". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2020.