horizons (london) education trust
Cambridgeshire
This begins with the success of the amazing team at Spring Common Academy and
encouragement from others within our community to increase our system leadership
role and spread the reach of high quality special education provision and
training. In 2014 Spring Common School developed as a Teaching School status
with a National Leader in Education and in 2015 designated a national support
school status. In January 2016 Spring Common School became Spring Common Academy
and successfully became a Multi Academy Trust called Spring Common Academy Trust
with intent to grow as a successful organisation. In June 2016 Spring Common
Academy trust was selected from a national field to develop the special school
project at the new Community in Cambridgeshire at Alconbury Weald. This project
called Alconbury Weald education campus moved to milestone 3 which is detailed
design in partnership with Cambridgeshire Local Authority, Atkins global and
Morgan Sindall Construction in April 2021. It is the intention of our trustees
that this new special school be named as Prestley Wood Academy. This new special
school will be mixed age 3 to 19 for 150 pupils. In November 2018 Spring Common
Academy was judged outstanding overall Ofsted report date 18 December 2018,
building on the hard work of the staff team and trustees. During 2020 – 2021 a
significant Capital build project was undertaken to improve hygiene and
disability access to the building in partnership with Cambridgeshire Local
Authority, Oxbury chartered surveyors and Jeakins Weir. Following a period of
transition from September 2020 in January 2021 Dr Kim Taylor OBE became the full
time Executive Head/ CEO for the development of the Trust and Julia McIntosh
appointed as Head of School at Spring Common Academy by trustees. In April 2021
the members and trustees agree to change the name of the Trust to Horizons
Education Trust with the prospect of more special schools joining the trust. In
May 2021 the former TBAP Unity Academy transferred into the trust as Riverside
Meadows Academy with two sites at St Neots and Wisbech as an SEMH special
school. This school was judged good and report date was 3 July 2019. Between May
to June 2021 emergency works identified prior to academy transfer completed on
the Algores Way site at Wisbech to support the safety of staff and pupils.
Significant ICT infrastructure installed on both sites to enable staff and
pupils to access wireless using Eastnet supported by ICT Services with new email
domains. In May 2021 The Fenland Education Campus which includes a new SEMH
special school for Wisbech moved to Milestone 3 of detailed design with
Cambridgeshire Local Authority Atkins Global and Kier. The site identified in
Wisbech will be for 60 placement SEMH special school.
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