United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying private schools operating in England. United Learning's independent schools are governed by United Church Schools Trust (UCST), and the academies by United Learning Trust (ULT). United Learning Ltd, also a charity, is the ultimate parent company and the owner of the independent schools' land and buildings.

It is one of the largest 10 charities with the most employees in the UK, with central offices in Peterborough, London and Salford. It is governed by a board of trustees and run by an executive team. In 2012, ULT and UCST rebranded to operate under one name, United Learning. They legally remain as two separate charities.

It has an office in Peterborough and an office in London.

History United Church Schools Trust began life as the Church Schools Company, formed in 1883 by a committee including the Archbishop of Canterbury. The company was formed in response to the lack of academic education available for girls. The first school the company opened was Surbiton High School in 1884. By 1885, the company had 10 schools with 653 pupils between them.

United Learning Trust was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (which comprised independent schools only) in response to the government's invitation to develop new state academies. United Learning Trust's first academy, Manchester Academy, opened in 2003, replacing Ducie High School, a school with a severe truancy problem; the academy received an "outstanding" report from Ofsted in 2009.In 2016 the OFSTED Full inspection: Requires Improvement.'Worst' school praised by Ofsted, BBC News, 28 April 2009. Inspectors noted: "No matter what their background, all groups of students make outstanding progress as they move through the years."

In 2012, it was agreed that United Church Schools Trust and United Learning Trust should come together under the same branding, 'United Learning', bringing together the state and independent schools represented by the two related charities.

United Learning Trust

There were 72 United Learning state-funded schools in November 2019. They are free to attend, and accept students of all backgrounds, all faiths and none. The ethos is distinctly Christian and particularly Church of England.

The trust handles all the central bureaucracy that the schools need to have in place, for instance updating all of the statutory policies, such as these used in Lambeth human resources, capital spending and procurement.

State-funded schools

Primary schools

Abbey Hey Primary Academy, Gorton, Manchester Avonwood Primary School, Gorton, Manchester Bank End Primary Academy, Worsbrough, Barnsley Beacon View Primary Academy, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth Brentnall Academy, Salford Cadishead Primary Academy, Cadishead, Manchester Corngreaves Academy, Cradley Heath Cravenwood Primary Academy, Crumpsall, Manchester Dukesgate Academy, Salford Fulham Primary School, Fulham, London The Galfrid School, Cambridge Glebe Primary School, Southwick Grange Primary Academy, Kettering Ham Dingle Primary Academy, Pedmore, Stourbridge Hanwell Fields Community School, Banbury High Hazels Academy, Darnall, Sheffield Hill View Primary School, Banbury Hunningley Primary School, Barnsley Langford Primary School, Fulham, London Longshaw Primary Academy, Chingford, London Marlborough Road Academy, Salford Orchard Meadow Primary School, Oxford Pegasus Primary School, Oxford Salisbury Manor Primary School, Chingford, London Silverdale Primary Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme Southway Primary School, Bognor Regis Sulivan Primary School, Fulham, London Timbertree Academy, Cradley Heath The Victory Primary School, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth Walthamstow Primary Academy, Walthamstow, London Whittingham Primary Academy, Walthamstow, London Wilberforce Primary School, City of Westminster, London Windale Primary School, Oxford Winston Way Academy, Ilford, London

Secondary schools

The Albion Academy Accrington Academy Avonbourne Boys' Academy Avonbourne Girls' Academy Bacon's College Barnsley Academy Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Campion School Castle View Academy Chilmington Green School Coleridge Community College Conisborough College The Cornerstone Academy Ernest Bevin Academy Fir Vale Academy George Eliot Academy Gillingham School Glenmoor Academy Hartshill Academy Heath Lane Academy Holland Park School Huish Episcopi Academy The Hurlingham Academy The Hyndburn Academy Irlam and Cadishead Academy The John Roan School The Elms Academy The Lowry Academy Manchester Academy Marsden Heights Community College Midhurst Rother College Montsaye Academy Newstead Wood School North Oxfordshire Academy Northampton Academy Nova Hreod Academy Nuneaton Academy Paddington Academy Parkside Community College The Regis School Regents Park Community College Richard Rose Central Academy Richard Rose Morton Academy Robert Blake School Sale High School Salford City Academy Seahaven Academy Sedgehill Academy Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield Springs Academy Shoreham Academy Stockport Academy The Totteridge Academy Trumpington Community College Walthamstow Academy Winton Academy Wye School

All-through schools Goresbrook School Kettering Buccleuch Academy Swindon Academy William Hulme's Grammar School

United Church Schools Trust

Fee paying schools in the associated United Church Schools Trust include:

Primary & preparatory schools Banstead Preparatory School Coworth Flexlands School Rowan Preparatory School St Ives School Haslemere

Senior & all-through schools AKS Lytham Ashford School Dunottar School Embley Chafyn-Godolphin School Guildford High School Lincoln Minster School Surbiton High School Tranby School

References

External links

Consultant interview with Mandy Coulter of UL over HR challenges