In December 2018, the Secretary of State wrote to Ofsted confirming the process for summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts. The summary evaluations are not inspections and are defined by Ofsted as being “when inspectors evaluate the quality of education provided by a MAT and leaders’ contributions to this, drawing on previous inspections of individual academies within that MAT.”
North Star Community Trust: the transformative power of parental engagement and community outreach
North Star Community Trust is a family of four schools, three primary and one secondary, educating around 2,600 children across some of the most disadvantaged communities in North London. The trust serves families from more than 80 ethnic backgrounds, many of whom...

