CBAT Consultation
Trustees at Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust (CBAT) are now consulting on the proposal for CBAT to merge with Lift Schools. Following a period of strategic review, trustees have identified that CBAT’s four schools would benefit from being part of a larger network of schools, with greater school improvement and operational capacity. Since the summer term of 2025, all CBAT schools have been working in formal partnership with Lift Schools, benefiting from strong school improvement support while we have discussed the terms of transfer with the Department for Education (DfE).
What happens next?
We are now running a public stakeholder consultation on the proposal for all four schools to transfer from CBAT to Lift Schools. It is proposed that these schools would transfer on 1st September 2026. The consultation runs from Thursday 7th May at 9am until Friday 22nd May at 3pm.
Our Schools
Our family of schools are all unique in their history, demographics and size, but collectively we work together to achieve the same audacious goals.
Berkeley Primary School
Callowell Primary School
Cam Woodfield Junior School
Marling SchoolSchools
Pupils
Staff
Berkeley Primary School
Callowell Primary School
Cam Woodfield Junior School