Welcome
Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust was incorporated in March 2011 to deliver and promote ‘high quality and dynamic educational provision at the heart of the community'. It was founded by the Governors and Trustees of Swavesey Village College, an outstandingly successful and innovative secondary foundation school 8 miles west of Cambridge.
CMAT is a multi-academy trust, whose first academy is Swavesey Village College which converted to academy status 1st April 2011. In March 2011, Ofsted concluded that 'Swavesey is outstanding in every respect' - awarding the school Outstanding in all 27 categories. The school is a National Support School and Accredited Academy Sponsor.
Since 1st April 2010, Swavesey has been running Orton Longueville School in Peterborough under a National Support School contract. This has been very successful and therefore the County Council asked our Trust to also run the new academy on the site of Orton Longueville. Orton Longueville School has now closed with effect from 31st August 2011, and the new Academy, Nene Park Academy opened on 1st September 2011.
Swavesey's previous educational Trust was successful in its bid to promote the secondary school and sixth form in the new town of Northstowe through a partnership with Swavesey Village College. Despite the current delays, the Trust remains committed to establishing a town-wide 21st Century learning community, that recognises the continuity of learning from 0 – 19 as well as the significant role that schools play in new communities.
This website is a living document and will be updated and monitored regularly. We hope that you find it informative and invite you send us your ideas and questions about the developing vision for education in Northstowe. (send ideas to Jo Gent - Principal's PA)
