Our Academy Trust
The University of Winchester Academy Trust Governance Structure
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Thank you for your interest in the University of Winchester Academy Trust (UWinAT)
The University of Winchester Academy Trust (UWinAT) began in 2014 when the University was designated as the named sponsor for two new schools to be opened in Hampshire. These two academies at Barton Farm (Winchester) and Stoneham Park (Eastleigh) in September 2020. In December 2020, three well established Romsey primary schools, Halterworth, Awbridge and Wellow Primary schools joined the Trust and began to operate as a 5 school MAT.
Sponsored by the University of Winchester, our Trust benefits from the significant experience that Trustees based within the university bring to schools. Additional trustees were appointed to the Trust in December 2020 and were chosen for their knowledge, experience and skills to ensure that we are able to support and challenge our CEO and senior leaders to ensure the values of the Trust are upheld.
Local Academy Committees (LAC) represent the individual schools and are structure to sit alongside other Trust committees. Each LAC, takes responsibility for the individual performance of their school/s, working with school leaders and staff to represent the interests of that local community. Details about each LAC can be found on the individual school website.
In 2023 Barton Farm and Stoneham Park received their first Ofsted reports with Barton Farm gaining an 'Outstanding' judgement and Stoneham Park 'Good' with outstanding for behaviour. Our three Romsey schools also received 'Good' Ofsted reports which included outstanding judgements for behaviour and attitudes, Early Years provision and personal development.
The Trust is proud of its ethos and aims to be, ‘Successful, Aspirational and to offer Inclusive Learning for everyone.’ Whilst we are justifiably proud of extremely high outcomes of all key stages, we also want to ensure that every child feels safe and happy within our schools. We achieve our ambitions through a collaborative approach to working between schools, the University and also our extensive training provision for teachers at all levels of their careers.
Our team of highly skilled SENDCo’s work across the Trust to ensure all pupils receive high quality inclusive education.
The Trust has a central business team which provides support to it’s schools for Human Resources, Finance, Estates Management, Health and Safety, Compliance and Administration.
We hope that you will take time to look through our website and feel excited that you want to be part of our exciting learning community, either as
- a school wanting to join the Trust,
- a parent wanting to send their child to one of our schools or
- a teacher or support staff member wanting UWINAT to be part of their career journey.
The best way to experience what UWINAT has on offer is to either meet with us or visit one of schools. Whatever your motivation to look at UWINAT then please contact us on: enquiries@uwinat.co.uk