We pride ourselves on our strong values and our demonstrated track record of sustained success across our schools. With our experienced, passionate team, academies receive practical support to raise standards, improve outcomes and maintain the highest levels of performance at their establishment.

Each of our schools is successful in their own right, they each retain their own identity and each have a special place in the local community.

We recognise the importance of each individual school’s identity and that each school operates in its own unique context.

If you are considering joining Compass, or are interested in finding out more information, please contact us via: bhulme@compassfederation.com

Benefits of Compass Federation

A partnership with Compass Federation provides the structure, expertise and capability to deliver educational excellence. The Federation provides a foundation of professional collaboration, effective governance and leadership support, whilst continuing to highlight each school's individuality.

Belonging to a Federation offers a greater capacity to maintain high standards and continually improve, whilst enabling schools to retain their identity and tailor their offer to their local community. Compass aims to be greater than the sum of its constituent academies, providing:

• Expertise and support on all matters from the Executive Headteacher, Federation Business Manager and Executive Team;
• A dedicated team to support School Improvement;
• A centrally managed estates provision, to include facilities compliance, development of estates and facilitation of new builds, where applicable;
• Leadership development opportunities;
• Federation Pathways for all staff;
• Access to an extensive programme of continuous professional development for staff and Governors;
• Improved recruitment and retention, with increased career opportunities for existing and new staff.

Working with schools

Although each school retains its individual identity and history, the desire for excellence and high achievement for all learners, regardless of their background or ability, is the common underpinning feature of all our schools.

We work together, using our very best teachers and leaders to improve the outcomes and opportunities for every child, sharing the best practice and expertise of staff to raise participation and narrow gaps in achievement.

As a Federation, we also have certain shared standards and expectations which relate to working practices within the many areas of our operations. These standards and expectations manifest themselves as formal policies, procedures, guiding principles and quality assurance processes that are applied to every school within the Federation. These are not only important in helping to ensure that we maintain quality and consistency across our schools, but they also help to prevent duplication and reduce workload.