Our National Support School has a track record for rapid transformation, founded on clear expectations, a visionary curriculum approach and robust systems for mutual accountability. By working closely with other schools, we draw on expertise across our network of schools and teaching hubs to ensure sustainable school improvement.
The Trust began with Jerry Clay Academy (JCA), which has proudly served as a National Support School for the past nine years. During this time, JCA has delivered intensive support to over 24 schools, securing improved Ofsted outcomes with sustainable, long-term impact. Alongside this, JCA has welcomed over 700 schools locally and nationally through large-scale conferences and high-quality professional development.
This legacy has enabled us to grow both our capacity and our influence. Over the past six years as an English Hub, we now support more than 150 schools, sharing evidence-informed practice and building strong foundations in early reading.
As a National Support School and English Hub, our driving purpose has always been to transform children’s lives in some of Yorkshire’s most disadvantaged communities. We are committed to raising aspirations and enabling every child to make a meaningful contribution within and beyond their local community.
Many of the schools we support serve communities with high levels of deprivation and a legacy of underperformance. Our mission is to continue working alongside schools that have historically struggled to fulfil their potential. Through strong leadership, a values-driven approach and uncompromising ambition, we demonstrate that all children can succeed.
Since our inception, our Trust has grown thoughtfully and purposefully, bringing together schools that share our vision and commitment to excellence.
Stanley Grove Academy joined the Trust, alongside Jerry Clay Academy at its inception in October 2023, followed by Townville Academy in June 2024. Smawthorne Henry Moore joined in February 2025, and most recently, Auckley Academy became part of our Trust in November 2025.
Each school has played a vital role in shaping our collective identity and strengthening our capacity to drive improvement across the system. Across all our academies, we have seen impressive outcomes and rapid improvement. We firmly believe this success is rooted in our strong culture of teamwork, the comprehensive wraparound support we provide, and our shared ambition to ensure that every child accomplishes great things.
As we continue to grow, we remain committed to maintaining this collaborative approach—ensuring that every new school benefits from, and contributes to, our collective strength and expertise.
Our school improvement model is rooted in collaboration. We recognise that meaningful and sustained improvement comes from engaging deeply with practice both within and beyond our Trust.
We continue to build on strong strategic partnerships with Wakefield, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Kirklees and Lancashire local authorities. As one of 34 English Hubs nationally, we work closely with the Department for Education, multi-academy trusts and teaching school hubs, contributing to system-wide improvement.
These partnerships allow us to share expertise, challenge thinking and scale effective practice—ensuring that improvement is not isolated, but collective and enduring.
By working closely with other schools, we are able to draw on expertise across our network of schools and teaching hubs in order to ensure sustainable school improvement.
Our impact is both measurable and meaningful. Through 24 intensive support projects, we have successfully improved the Ofsted rating of every school we have worked with.
Most recently, we supported three schools in a single academic year, all of which moved from Requires Improvement to Good with Outstanding features—an achievement that reflects both the strength of partnership and the precision of our support.
Our work in early reading has been particularly significant. In 2023–24, our contribution to phonics improvement across Wakefield and Barnsley supported both authorities to become among the highest performing in the country—ranked 3rd and 2nd respectively.
Beyond individual projects, the impact of Accomplish across our Trust schools has been transformational. Outcomes across key performance measures are consistently well above national averages, reflecting a sustained and embedded culture of high expectations, strong pedagogy, and continuous improvement. This is evident in pupil attainment, progress measures, and early reading outcomes, all of which demonstrate the long-term effectiveness of our approach.
To further strengthen our system leadership, we opened our training centre, Accomplishing Great Things Together, in September 2024. Through this provision, we offer a comprehensive range of professional development programmes. In 2024–25 alone, we have supported over 160 schools.
At the heart of this work is a deep belief: empowered, knowledgeable and confident staff are the key to transforming outcomes for children.
As we continue to grow as a Trust, our ambition remains clear—to extend our reach and deepen our impact. We will build on our proven model of school improvement, invest in leadership at all levels and strengthen our partnerships across the system.
We are committed to shaping a self-improving school system—one where collaboration, integrity and excellence drive sustained change. By continuing to work alongside schools, leaders and communities, we will ensure that every child, regardless of background, has access to an exceptional education and the opportunity to thrive.