Welcome to Kings Education Trust

The Kings Education Trust opened as a MAT (Multi Academy Trust) on February 1^st 2018. Our overarching aims are:

• To provide a world class education for current pupils and future generations of children within our local community.
• To work in partnership with other schools, to develop strong and sustainable school leadership
• To accelerate and embed school improvement.

The Kings Education Trust is a VA (Voluntary Aided) MAT but we welcome schools from all sectors to join the Trust. Each school within our MAT brings its own individuality and identity and this is important. Our Vision statement of Shaping Futures Together - Autonomy with a Shared Purpose was deliberately chosen in order to celebrate the diversity and contributions of all our schools. Church schools and non-church schools are welcome to join our Trust. The only expectation is a collective agreement for our schools to work together to provide a strong education for all and commit to a shared moral purpose which shapes the futures of our pupils, staff and the communities we serve.

We welcomed Ivingswood Academy and Waterside Primary Academy into our MAT family in March 2022 and Hughenden Primary School in July 2025 and are keen to expand further by welcoming other schools who are interested in becoming academies, to work with us and help share the future of Kings Education Trust in its early stages of growth. Schools and school leaders who join KET at this phase will have the opportunity to also shape the future of our MAT and play a key part in the decisions we make as a leadership team.

Our plan is to develop the MAT over the coming years and ensure that the MAT growth is beneficial to all our schools and is sustainable. 

 The Trust has project management support available to work on behalf of the joining school during the conversion process and provide additional capacity and support throughout. Having been through the process, practical ongoing school-to-school support can be offered at whatever level is required by the joining converter or sponsored academy. 

We firmly believe that ‘Together we are stronger.’ We have established strong collaboration between the schools and our school leaders with the aim of mutual support and collaborative strength.

 Benefits of joining the Kings Education Trust:

• Increased collaboration between schools for better educational outcomes –
• Strong staff in each school within the MAT who can be deployed as required to strengthen teaching and learning across the Trust.
• Retention of outstanding leaders, teachers and support staff. Becoming part of a MAT will enable respected staff to stay employed within the Trust with further opportunities for career development and the opportunity to experience working in different schools.
• Through the annual management account fee set at 5%, financial and other resources can be more effectively deployed.
• We have a successful track record of applying for additional funding through the DfE only available to MATs to benefit all schools in the Trust – leading to a better environment and better equipment for the children.
• Annual CPD for trustees, staff and Local Academy Committee members (Governors)
• Credible, strong school improvement expertise and experience
• A proven strength in recruiting and training ITT students; to enable placements and support the recruitment and retention needs across the MAT and across Buckinghamshire.
• Future growth and collaboration between schools is inevitable in the current educational climate and the Kings Education Trust is committed to being pro-active in setting a strong pathway which will benefit local schools and pupils.

I hope this information has been helpful,  please do get in touch if you would like further information. Whatever stage of your MAT journey you are on, or whether you would like some leadership support, we are happy to help and advise you.

 Jo Garlick

CEO Kings Education Trust

admin@kingseducationtrust.com