We are delighted to announce that Ashlands C of E Primary School in Crewkerne has joined the Quantock Education Trust (QET) today. Ashlands are the final school to join as part of the Trust's most recent expansion, which also included St Batholomew’s C of E Primary School, Merriott Primary School and Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School. These schools are the South Somerset 'QET Hub'. 

During Haygrove School’s most recent Ofsted inspection in April, the school, which is part of the Quantock Education Trust, achieved a ‘Good’ rating with ‘Outstanding’ for leadership and management. The inspectors shared many positive reflections about the school during their visit and in their report, in spite of the substantial disruption in the Autumn term with the unforeseen closure of the main building.

This Inset Day showcased the power of collaboration within the Quantock Education Trust, emphasising the importance of shared goals and a unified vision and culture for student success. Teaching and support staff joined together for the first hour for a Trust-wide session delivered by Chrysta Garnett, Sarah Joseph, Julie North & Malcolm Reeve on ‘Living our intended culture: QET Values, Character and Inclusion in action’. The launch session set the tone really well for the rest of the day to help schools celebrate their uniqueness, work with their school community, prioritising students’ aspirations, treating each other with respect, and promoting equity within our schools.

Congratulations to Year 11 at Sexey’s School who have shown great resilience in their GCSE’s navigating the last five years of secondary education, with two years affected by the pandemic, school closures and online learning. We are proud of how these young people have demonstrated the schools core values of Respect, Resilience, Empathy, Honesty, Courage, Forgiveness, Kindness and shown true determination in their GCSE exams.

Important update for Haygrove School

Our schools have been marking or planning to mark the Coronation Event in their own unique ways. Sexey’s School's Student Coronation Committee organised a variety of events including changing the school flag for the Union Jack, decorating the school with bunting, a Coronation cupcake sale and a delicious Coronation lunch in the KDR.