‘The benefits of joining Vantage Academy Trust for St Barnabas are that we have shared expertise, experience that we can tap into, we've got a support network and can focus entirely on teaching and learning and raising standards for our children.’

- Charmain May, Principal at St Barnabas CE Primary School

‘…the sponsorship of a multi-academy trust enhances the quality of teaching, learning and leadership at the school. The executive principal, for example, has been able to provide promotional opportunities for a number of teachers and teaching assistants; consequently, retaining high calibre staff and developing leadership capacity.’

- SS Simon and Jude CE Primary, Ofsted Report, 2016

"Despite being open for only a few weeks and based in temporary building, leaders have established a school that already has a sense of belonging, community and purpose."

- Department of Education Progress Visit, Gorton Primary, 2018

"The trustees have worked very effectively with school leaders, supporting them in their endeavours to bring about the substantial improvements made since joining the trust in March 2015"

- Ofsted Inspection, St James’, 2018

"…the multi-academy trust provide[d] advice and support after the previous inspection when the school was judged to require improvement. Now Knowsley Lane is able to support other schools because of the progress it has made and the superb quality of education it provides."

- Knowsley Lane, Ofsted Report, 2019