Eastern Multi-academy Trust was formed by resolution 9 May 2017, when the College of West Anglia withdrew its membership from the CWA Academy Trust. It is sponsor of schools with academy status based in

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, founded by

The College of West Anglia The College of West Anglia (often abbreviated to CoWA or CWA) is a four-campus college of further and higher education in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England. The college has three campuses, located in King's Lynn, Milton and Wisbech, Cambridg ...

. The trust was founded to help improve primary and secondary education in the area, around the college's ethos of 'changing lives through learning'.

Academies

CWA Academy Trust in 2014 sponsored five academies in the

area, three of which are in

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridg ...

and two of which are in

Downham Market Downham Market, sometimes simply referred to as Downham, is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 ...

. These were

King's Lynn Academy King's Lynn Academy (formerly "the Park High School") is a 11-16 mixed secondary school in the West Norfolk town of King's Lynn, England. It is situated on Queen Mary Road in Gaywood; and is one of four schools serving the town and adjacent v ...

, founded in 2010, Downham Market Academy (2013), Eastgate Academy, Nelson Academy and

King Edward VII Academy King Edward VII Academy (known as KES Academy) is a large, coeducational Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive secondary school in Gaywood Road (A148 road, A148), King's Lynn, Norfolk, England with around 1,300 pupils, includin ...

(2014).

Secondary schools

, King's Lynn * Downham Market Academy, Downham Market *

, King's Lynn In 2017, King's Lynn Academy was judged by Ofsted to be inadequate, and Downham Market Academy instructed to leave this trust.

Primary schools

* Nelson Academy, Downham Market * Eastgate Academy, King's Lynn These were joined by * Emneth, * North Wootton, * Southery * Upwell academy.

References

External links

Academy Trust website
{{authority control Educational charities based in the United Kingdom Charities based in Norfolk Multi-academy trusts