About Us

FPTA is made up of a supportive group of schools whose aim is to provide the very best education possible and to focus on the four excellences of academic, community, appearance and environment whilst maintaining our own individuality and character.

All academies within the group have a place on the Executive Board which is the body that drives school improvement through support and challenge.  This body, through the Executive Head Teacher reports to and is held accountable by the Board of Trustees and the Members. 

Central costs for the Trust are calculated for each year and these are apportioned to each school based on their size, no formal top-slicing of a certain percentage takes place.  Centralised functions include 30% of the CEO’s salary, HR, Finance and ICT Support.  Being in control of the academy’s budget is a key indicator of the level of trust we have in each Local Governing Body and individual Head Teacher.

The founding school – The Fort Pitt Grammar School is an OFSTED rated Outstanding school and is a national support school.  The joint lead school – The Thomas Aveling School is an OFSTED rated Good school and is a lead school within Kent and Medway Training meaning that all schools are supported very well, that teachers are supported exceptionally well and that new teachers to the profession are trained within the cluster of schools and benefit from the very strong experiences they have throughout their training.

The Trust is very much rooted within Medway and has no plans to expand out of the local authority but will consider any school who expresses an interest in joining this small but very effective Trust from within Medway.