Welcome to Academy Transformation Trust (ATT)

At Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), our ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person – able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called “the Great Conversation.” An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

Our cross-phase group of academies was founded in 2011 and, since that time, we have grown to our current family of 22 academies (primary, secondary, post-16 and FE) operating across 10 English local authority areas.

Transformational Education

At ATT, we know that providing the very best education for our learners can transform their life chances. We aim to ensure that all our teachers and classroom-based colleagues have the skills and support they need provide a high quality of education that our learners deserve. Through an ambitious curriculum, transformational approaches to teaching and adaptive practice, we’ve developed an approach to education that supports every one of our 13,000 learners.

Welcome from the Chief Executive

Thank you for visiting Academy Transformation Trust.

At ATT we are driven by a simple but profound belief: every child can and should become capable, competent, and confident. Our purpose is to transform lives through education, and our strategy, ATT2030, sets out how we will achieve this for every pupil, every colleague, and every community we serve.

We know that people are at the heart of everything we do. Our trust thrives because of the talent, dedication, and values of our colleagues. Across ATT you will find a culture of collaboration, professional excellence, and deep care for one another. We celebrate hard work, integrity, and teamwork, and we create opportunities for everyone to flourish.

We are ambitious for our pupils and ambitious for our people. Across the trust you will find a culture of collaboration, professional excellence, and deep care for one another. We celebrate hard work, integrity, and teamwork, and we create opportunities for everyone to flourish.

Through our commitment to both belonging and becoming, we meet each child where they are, but refuse to leave them there – ensuring they grow with both roots and wings. Whether in classrooms, staffrooms, or communities, we want every individual who passes through ATT to leave more capable, more competent, and more confident than when they arrived.

I am proud to lead a trust that is committed to excellence, to integrity, and to the transformative power of education.

Mark McCourt

With best wishes,

Mark McCourt

Chief Executive Officer, Academy Transformation Trust

MAT Excellence Awards

We’re thrilled to be shortlisters and winners at the 2025 MAT Excellence Awards! Click to find out more about our nomination for in Transformation & Impact and our win for Staff Development.

Building Culture Together: The ATT Way

Our ATT Ways help us achieve our mission of aligned autonomy, sharing best practice and building a collaborative culture across our Trust. Find out more in the videos below.

Academy Transformation Trust (ATT) is proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) to affirm our commitment to the armed forces community.  The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated with fairness and respect in their communities.

We are pleased to confirm that our organisation has received the Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme in recognition of our intent to support and advocate our armed forces personnel.  The ERS distinguishes commitment and support from UK employers for defence personnel.  The scheme bestows Bronze, Silver and Gold to employers supporting the wider armed forces community and their families.  ATT is now striving to achieve our Gold ERS.

We are honoured that our family of 22 academies have all also committed pledges to advocate their support to the Armed Forces community, and to the principles of the Covenant, with each individual academy also being awarded their individual Silver ERS too.  Our vision is to ensure that all children and young people, regardless of their background, fulfil their educational potential and maximise their life chances.  As a charitable organisation, we epitomise working inclusively within our communities, embracing the varied localities we serve, and are committed to honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and supporting our Armed Forces community.

 

Click here to see ATT Armed Forces Covenant.

 

Read the Birmingham Armed Forces Covenant Guide.

For further information about the Armed Forces Covenant and how you can show your support please visit www.wmrfca.org