Year 11 students at Academy 360, Excelsior Academy and Sedgefield Community College have celebrated success as they received their GCSE and Level 2 results after a year of uncertainty and challenges due to the pandemic. Students have dealt with multiple lockdowns and...

Thomas Walling Primary Academy, a member of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, has been judged as ‘Good’ following the previous judgement of ‘Inadequate’ in 2019.  The school, which is in Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was described as ‘warm and welcoming’ by Inspectors, who...

Sedgefield Community College, a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust, has been awarded Secondary School of the Year in the Tes Schools Awards 2021. Secondary school of the year is awarded to schools ‘that have had an exceptional performance in the previous 12 months’,...

Sedgefield Community College is one of three secondary schools in the country to receive the Silver Award for Making a Difference - Secondary School of the Year. The school was recognised for their outstanding commitment to transforming the lives of the children they...

Sedgefield Community College, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, is one of 22 which has been selected to work with partner schools to help improve behaviour, as part of a £10 Million Behaviour Hub Programme from the Department for Education.  The programme will be...

Laidlaw Schools Trust, which runs seven academies across the region, is delighted to welcome newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Ian Simpson. Mr Simpson was previously Executive Principal at Oasis Community Learning working across several Academies across both...

We are delighted to share that newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Ian Simpson, will be joining the Laidlaw Schools Trust family in April 2021. Currently Executive Principal at Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey, Ian is an experienced school leader with a track record of transforming schools across the country.

Hi Everyone, Welcome back and I wish you all a Happy New Year. Hope you had a restful break over the holidays and took the chance to recharge your batteries. Thank you to each and every one of you for supporting the young people and families in the Laidlaw Schools...

Laidlaw Schools Trust, as the admissions authority, is consulting and seeking comments on proposals to reduce the PAN at Westgate Hill Primary Academy. Please click below to see the documents: Consultation Letter Admissions Policy 2021 - 2022 Admissions Policy 2022 -...