St. Crispin’s CP Infant School

After careful consideration, we are pleased to share our intention is for our school to join The Stour Academy Trust in 2025-26. We unanimously agree that this will be the best way for our pupils and colleagues to continue flourishing, and we are really excited by the opportunity!

Founded in 2012, The Stour Academy Trust consists of eight primary schools, all of which are Kent based, and hasn’t grown since 2018. The Trust thrives on a real sense of community, and they are looking forward to working alongside us. As a Trust it has a high success rate in school improvement with 50% of its Ofsted gradings being Outstanding and 100% of its Ofsted gradings being Good.

The Trust is committed to delivering the absolute best education for pupils with its core values of collaboration, innovation, ambition, nurturing and inclusivity through its unique 21st Century vision for education.

By joining the Trust, we will benefit from being part of their extensive network of expertise, support and professional development, ensuring our pupils receive the best possible opportunities for learning.

We will be part of a like-minded local community which is as dedicated to meeting the needs of each pupil as we are. We see this as an opportunity for St Crispin’s Infant School to also share its own good practices with the eight schools already in the Trust. St Crispin’s will be leading on OPAL; Forest School and outdoor learning environments and we are looking for your support in implementing this throughout the Trust.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this proposal during the consultation process please email  stcrispinsconsultation@stouracademytrust.org.uk 

This important next step will ensure our school is able to achieve further successes! We are confident that joining The Stour Academy Trust we can ensure we can continue to provide the best possible education for our pupils and give us even more power to achieve our aspirations for our school and pupils.