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Core Education Trust

Core Education Trust is an academy trust running 4 schools (4 secondary) in Birmingham.

1 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 0 of their 6 graded areas were strong or exceptional, and 2 need attention or urgent improvement.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.3 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of -0.32 (zero is the national average).

The trust is registered at Companies House as company CE029687.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in Core Education Trust

SchoolPhaseAreaInspectionResults
Arena AcademySecondaryBirmingham-A8 44.5
City AcademySecondaryBirminghamReport card: 0/6 strong, 2 need attentionA8 36.4
Jewellery Quarter AcademySecondaryBirmingham-A8 35.2
Rockwood AcademySecondaryBirmingham-A8 39.1

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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