Become a gmat school
joining our trust
We recognise that joining a Multi Academy Trust can be a big step for any school and we welcome the opportunity to discuss the benefits of joining GMAT without any obligation. We ensure that all discussions are confidential and our approach is to consider what is possible and what will be the best outcome for the pupils.
Our Trust Growth Strategy is a coherent vision to act in deep partnership. The Trust is formed with a Trust Board, Local Governing Boards, an Executive Principal, Chief Operating Officer, and a Central service Team, with our Headteachers being a key part of the Executive Leadership Team.
It is important to us that through a powerful partnership, schools joining our Trust maintain their identity and their sense of school community. Schools within our Trust develop and implement their own curricula and are best placed to understand the different needs of their pupils. We therefore encourage a bespoke personalised curriculum that meets the needs of all learners and there can be as much or as little support from the Trust as each school and governing board deems necessary.
We are determined to improve the educational outcomes for all children and young people and provide real impacting support for our wider community. This can be achieved more effectively with great leaders and schools joining our Trust, giving a wider reach to ensure children have a better chance to succeed in life. Together we are stronger and can support each other to thrive, collaborating and sharing best practice and providing reassurance and support.
Joining GMAT will create additional opportunities for support staff, teachers and leaders to access joint evidence informed professional development, network, moderate and collaborate to further improve teaching and learning outcomes for all children. There is a wealth of expertise already within GMAT including a National Research school, an Initial Teacher Training Programme, specialist leaders in literacy, maths mastery specialists, special educational needs co-ordinators, moderators for all key stages, a Lead OFSTED inspector and a dedicated central service team to support with Finance, HR, Health and Safety as well as staff with a wealth of other skills and experiences. GMAT wants to ensure that school leaders can invest as much time and dedication to serving their children, families and their community and we aim to reduce the white noise of anything that can take time away from this.
We will provide oversight and expertise guiding any incoming Schools in to our Trust with project plans, communication strategies and due diligence support.
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growth strategy
The Trust ambition is, over time, to create a strong, sustainable family of local schools working together in a locality model to meet the needs of children and their families to bring about place based change. Whilst the Trust aims to be a ‘capacity giver’ to the locality, we aim to harness the strengths of local schools joining us that can take us further, reaching more families and widening impact. We have a track- record of successfully supporting other schools to improve, as evidenced through our support of other areas within our family zone and through our Research School.
We believe we can bring about transformational change to the community/ies we serve and we are passionate about making a long term commitment to families, giving consistent seamless transitional and family support from birth to school leaving age. By working cross phase and through real partnership with multi agencies, we can harness the expertise of front line professionals in evidence informed approaches that identifies long term holistic solutions to the barriers to our vision.
Our Vision for growth is therefore based on a place based model within a locality where front line professionals can operate strategically across a family of schools, demonstrating economies of scale, multi-agency and partnership working and a family first approach. With this alignment, we believe, we can provide the best platform for our schools to thrive.
As a result, we continue to be keen to invite good or outstanding primary, secondary and special schools to join us in order to strengthen the school improvement model. We recognise the many benefits of a cross phase Trust, offering seamless progression and optimising learners’ progress.
For more information, or for an informal discussion, please Contact us.
Development projects
At Manchester Communication Academy, we are investing in your child's future and our community. Opening September 2026, we currently have a range of expansion projects developing including a Year 7 Only School, State of the art science block and a 4G pitch.
Year 7 Only School
Located next to our sports pavilion on Lathbury Road, our new Year 7 only school is designed to support and nurture our students as they start their MCA journey. This one of a kind facility will feature:
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8 modern classrooms to provide a focused learning environment
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Food and Design Technology spaces for hands-on creative learning
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Dedicated spaces for ICT, Music and Art
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Exclusive social spaces for Year 7 students
State of the art science block
We are thrilled to announce our new science block which will be located on MCA's main school grounds. This modern facility will transform how we deliver science education, providing our students with cutting-edge laboratories and learning environments to inspire the next generation of scientists. Key highlights include:
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11 brand-new, fully equipped science labs
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Purpose built facilities for practical learning and discovery
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Spaces to elevate our science curriculum
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Equipped with the latest technology for enhanced learning
4G Pitch
Situated on our current 3G pitch on Lathbury Road, our new 4G pitch has been designed for our students and the community. This state of the art facility will also be available for community hire with our Year 7 students having exclusive access during social times and after school.
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