Bright Tribe Trust

The Bright Tribe Trust was a multi-academy trust, ^[1] active in October 2015, that took on failing schools. ^[2]

A new Interim Eecutive Board (IEB) would be brought onto the school, along with a new headteacher. Bright Tribe would cite a school's continued financial deficit, and declining pupil numbers as reasons for subsequently the pulling out of sponsorship. ^[3]

Bright Tribe sponsored 10 academies in Suffolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and the North of England. ^[4]

List of Schools

• Haydon Bridge High School, Hexham
• Fyndoune Community College (now closed), Durham ^[5]
• Durham Community Business College (now Durham Academy), Durham ^[5]
• Colchester Academy, Colchester
• Alde Valley Academy, Leiston
• The Whitehaven Academy, Whitehaven
• Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich
• Castle Hill Infant School, Ipswich
• Cliff Lane Primary School, Ipswich ^[6]
• Werneth Primary School, Oldham ^[7]
• Haltwhistle Community Campus Upper, Northumberland
• Haltwhistle Community Campus Lower School, Northumberland
• Grindon Hall (now Christ's College, Sunderland). ^[5]

References

1. "BRIGHT TRIBE TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. Daniel, Brian (16 October 2015). "Failing Haydon Bridge High in Northumberland on brink of becoming an academy". nechronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
3. Perraudin, Frances (3 December 2017). "40,000 children trapped in 'zombie' academy schools". The Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
4. Whittaker, Freddie (26 April 2018). "The Bright Tribe Files: What's going on at the under-fire academy trust?". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
5. Allen-Kinross, Pippa (16 July 2018). "Embattled Bright Tribe academy trust to close". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
6. Hume, Holly (28 March 2020). "Primary school making 'rapid' progress, but Ofsted calls for more improvements". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
7. Allen-Kinross, Pippa (6 December 2017). "Bright Tribe in discussions over future of northern schools". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.