Our facts and figures
The United Church Schools Trust (UCST) founded in 1883
(as 'Church Schools Company')
The United Learning Trust (ULT) established in 2002 as a subsidiary of UCST
The United Learning Trust (ULT) is the largest single sponsor of academies in the UK.
11 UCST schools (full table below)
All 11 schools accredited through the Independent Schools Council (ISC)
18 ULT academies (full table below)
Almost 30,000 pupils across UCST/ULT
More than 5,500 employees, including more than 2,500 teachers, across UCST/ULT
As a group, we are non-denominational: we welcome pupils of all faiths and none
to our schools and academies.
UCST/ULT established the United Learning Research Institute (ULRI)
to lead group-wide educational research and build upon the strength of the group's innovative e-learning action research programme.
Investment in buildings, facilities and ICT over last 20 years in excess of £120 million
UCST schools
| School | Joined UCST |
|---|---|
| Sunderland High School | 1884 |
| Surbiton High School | 1884 |
| Guildford High School | 1888 |
| Lincoln Minster School | 1996 |
| Caterham School | 1995 |
| Ashford School / Ashford Friars Prep | 1999 / 2005 |
| Hull Collegiate School | 2005 |
|
Joined as Hull High
|
1890 |
|
Merged with Hull Grammar School
|
2004 |
| Hampshire Collegiate School | 2006 |
|
Joined as The Atherley School
|
1926 |
|
Merged with Embley Park
|
2004 |
| Arnold School | 2008 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | 2009 |
|
Joined as Wentworth College
|
2008 |
|
Merged with Uplands School
to form Bournemouth Collegiate School
|
2009 |
| Rowan Preparatory School | 2010 |
ULT academies
| Academy | Foundation |
|---|---|
| Manchester Academy | 2003 |
| Lambeth Academy | 2004 |
| Northampton Academy | 2004 |
| Salford City Academy | 2005 |
| Barnsley Academy | 2006 |
| Paddington Academy | 2006 |
| Sheffield Park Academy | 2006 |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | 2006 |
| Walthamstow Academy | 2006 |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | 2007 |
| Stockport Academy | 2007 |
| Swindon Academy | 2007 |
| William Hulme’s Grammar School | 2007 |
| Accrington Academy | 2008 |
| Midhurst Rother College | 2009 |
| Kettering Buccleuch Academy | 2009 |
| Shoreham Academy | 2009 |
| The Regis School | 2012 |
