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Aldridge Foundation Founded 10 January 2006 (2006-01-10) Type Multi-academy trust Registration no. 05670663 (Aldridge Education) Focus Education Location 8 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AA [1] Key people Brent Thomas Website www.aldridgefoundation.com UID 2096

**The Aldridge Foundation** is a British charity. It is based in London.[1]

The Aldridge Foundation was registered as a charity in 2006 by Sir [Rod Aldridge](/source/Rod_Aldridge), after he retired from the business he founded, [Capita](/source/Capita).[2] Over 10 years it developed a family of sponsored academy schools in England. In 2016 it established Aldridge Education, a [multi-academy trust](/source/Multi-academy_trust) and the body now responsible for Aldridge schools, which educate students from primary to secondary and sixth form level. All of the schools are non-selective. The Trust is also a co-sponsor of a [University Technical College](/source/University_technical_college), which has university and employer lead sponsors.[3]

## Aldridge Education schools

All Aldridge schools are regularly inspected by Ofsted.[4] Alongside this, the Aldridge Foundation have also developed their own 'Quality Framework' which is used to support performance improvement.[5]

The schools are:[1]

- [Darwen Aldridge Community Academy](/source/Darwen_Aldridge_Community_Academy) (opened in 2008) [6]

- [Brighton Aldridge Community Academy](/source/Brighton_Aldridge_Community_Academy) (opened in 2010) [7]

- [Portslade Aldridge Community Academy](/source/Portslade_Aldridge_Community_Academy) (opened in 2011) [8]

- [Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School](/source/Darwen_Aldridge_Enterprise_Studio) (opened in 2013) [9]

- [Kensington Aldridge Academy](/source/Kensington_Aldridge_Academy) (opened in 2014) [10]

- [Darwen Vale High School](/source/Darwen_Vale_High_School) (an Aldridge academy since December 2014) [11]

- [Sudell Primary School](/source/Sudell_Primary_School) (an Aldridge academy since March 2015) [12]

- [Duke's Aldridge Academy](/source/Duke's_Aldridge_Academy) (an Aldridge academy since September 2017) [13]

In 2015, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy was named the *Lancashire Telegraph*'s Secondary School of the Year[14] and in the same year was one of twelve schools from across Europe which won the Entrepreneurial School of the Year Award.[15]

## University Technical Colleges

- [UTC@MediaCityUK](/source/UTC%40MediaCityUK), Salford (opened September 2015)[16][1]

### Former colleges

- [UTC@harbourside](/source/UTC%40Harbourside), Newhaven, East Sussex (opened September 2015, closed July 2019)[17][18]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aes_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aes_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-aes_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-aes_1-3) ["Aldridge Education"](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/4927#list). *get-information-schools.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Benjamin, Alison (4 August 2009). ["The can-do crusader – interview with Rod Aldridge"](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/05/rod-aldridge-entrepreneurship-mobility-capita). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 14 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Aldridge Education"](http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/groups/group/summary.xhtml?id=4927). Department for Education. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ofsted says "good" – students say "fantastic"!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150711073135/http://www.daestudio.biz/ofsted-says-good-students-say-fantastic/). *Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio*. Archived from [the original](http://www.daestudio.biz/ofsted-says-good-students-say-fantastic/) on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Educational approach"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/about-us/educational-approach/). *Aldridge Foundation*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Darwen Aldridge Community Academy"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-aldridge-community-academy/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Brighton Aldridge Community Academy"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/brighton-aldridge-community-academy/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Portslade Aldridge Community Academy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150708085207/http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/portslade-aldridge-community-academy/). *Aldridge Education*. Archived from [the original](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/portslade-aldridge-community-academy/) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-aldridge-enterprise-studio-school/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Kensington Aldridge Academy"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/london/kensington-aldridge-academy/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Darwen Vale High School"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-vale-high-school/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Sudell Primary School"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/sudell-primary/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Duke's Aldridge Academy"](http://aldridgeeducation.org/schools-colleges/london/dukes-aldridge-academy/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR: School breaking down barriers for its pupils"](http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/13362152.SECONDARY_SCHOOL_OF_THE_YEAR__School_breaking_down_barriers_for_its_pupils/). *Lancashire Telegraph*. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Brawn, Stephanie (12 September 2015). ["Darwen school scoops award for being top entrepreneurial facility in Europe"](http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/13716039.Darwen_school_scoops_award_for_being_top_entrepreneurial_facility_in_Europe). *Lancashire Telegraph*. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["UTC@MediaCityUK"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/utcmediacityuk/). *Baker Dearing Trust*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["UTC@harbourside"](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/utcharbourside/). *Baker Dearing Trust*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-harbourside_18-0)** ["UTC@harbourside"](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141394). *get-information-schools.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/)

- [Aldridge Education](https://aldridgeeducation.org/)

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