Portico Academy Trust

OUR VISION

OUR VALUES

Through working closely together and sharing best practice, initiatives and expertise, we want all our children to be confident and successful lifelong learners.

As a Trust we strongly believe that it is important that all of our children acquire the essential key skills they will need to secure the fundamental building blocks of how to learn. By doing this they will develop a love of learning and become enthusiastic, independent inquisitive, risk-taking learners.

• We want the best learning experience for every child, every day.

• We recognise that learning is the key to every child’s future.

• We meet challenges head on and find creative solutions.

• We treat all members of our school community and our environment with respect.

OUR AIMS

• To create a family of outstanding schools with clear purpose, direction and objectives

• To provide environments where teaching and learning is paramount and children enjoy and are engaged in a rich and relevant curriculum tailored to their individual needs

• To narrow gaps in attainment with the intention of reducing inequalities

• To ensure empowerment of all pupils to achieve their full potential

• To create and foster a culture of high aspiration amongst all pupils, regardless of their social, economic or cultural background 

• To strive for excellence in teaching and learning

• To ensure strong engagement in learning that fosters a lifelong learning ethos

• To promote excellent progress for all learners.

• To promote outstanding leadership and governance.

• To establish a financial foundation to enable the Trust to fulfil its vision

• To provide continual professional development and promote a well-resourced, high quality environment

• To become the employer of choice

• For each academy to be recognised as a centre of learning excellence, disseminating best practice within and beyond the Trust

• To engage proactively with parents and the community in partnership to support pupil progress, wellbeing and achievement 

OUR ACADEMIES

OUR MEMBERS

Members of Portico Academy Trust

Sir David Amess MP

Bob Hellen

Garry Lowen

Heather Oram

Ian Hay

Trustees of Portico Academy Trust

Kate Baynes

Bob Hellen

Frances Gretton

Graham Lane

Steven Levy

Alan Murkin

Cheryl Woolf

Staff of Portico Academy Trust

Cheryl Woolf 

CEO & Executive Headteacher to West Leigh Junior School

 Richard Queenborough

Director of Learning

Carly Hay

Media & Communications Manager

 Rebecca Oakes

Emotional, Wellbeing and Inclusion

Co-ordinator

Jo Jarvis

Director of Finance

Russell Sampson

Facilities Manager

Jenny Titford

HR Officer

Julie Lapslie

Clerk to Trustees

STATEMENTS

Governance

Each school will be governed by a Local Governing Body (LGB) holding to account the Headteachers and Heads of School and reporting to the Trustees’ Board.

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Trustee Attendance August 2019

Legal & Financial documents

Legal, Financial and Supplementary funding documents can be found below.
If you require a document you are unable to locate, please get in touch using the contact us page.

Memorandum of association

Annual report & Annual audited accounts 2019

Annual report & Annual audited accounts 2018

Annual report & Annual audited accounts 2017

Articles of association

Scheme of delegation

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