--- url: "https://www.theket.uk/" school: "The Key Educational Trust" --- ### Welcome to The Key Educational Trust ‘Unlocking potential – Building futures’ ![](https://files.schudio.com/key-educational-trust/images/banners/598A7535-min.jpg) ## We Are The Key Educational Trust Based in the beautiful surroundings of Stone, Staffordshire, The Key Educational Trust serves 5 academies and is part of the wider Stone School Partnership. We include First, Primary and Middle Schools. Our schools vary in size from and cover a wide age range; Reception (age 3-4yrs) to Year 8 (age 12-13yrs). All are currently Church of England schools and share our Christian Ethos. [welcome](https://key-educational-trust.schudio.com/welcome) ## Teaching and Learning The Key Educational Trust strives to ensure that its academies provide the highest quality learning opportunities for all. This is supported by a rigorous and relentless focus on quality first teaching with the result that children enjoy ever-improving standards of attainment and progress. [teaching-and-learning](https://key-educational-trust.schudio.com/about-us/teaching-and-learning) ![](https://files.schudio.com/key-educational-trust/imagecache/720x720c/menu/20201119140758_Our-School-Vision.jpg) ### Our Academies [our-academies](https://www.theket.uk/our-academies) ![](https://files.schudio.com/key-educational-trust/imagecache/720x720c/menu/20230913113654_Ofsted-2022-Pupils-at-Christ-Church-thrive..jpg) ### Join the KET [join-the-ket](https://www.theket.uk/join-the-ket) ![](https://files.schudio.com/key-educational-trust/imagecache/720x720c/menu/EYFS_7.jpg) ### Leadership Blog [blog](https://www.theket.uk/blog) ![](https://files.schudio.com/key-educational-trust/images/blocks/20230913113343_Christian-vision-and-values-have-a-life-lasting-and-life-enhancing-impact-(SIAMS,-2020)_(1).jpg) ## Values & Vision The Key Educational Trust (KET) is a young and ambitious multi-academy trust currently comprising of first and middle schools. Schools joining the trust will connect to a family of other schools sharing similar core values and a collaborative approach to learning. [Read more ](https://key-educational-trust.schudio.com/about-us/vision-values) ## Join Our Trust The Key Educational Trust is actively seeking other schools to join them. If you share our values and are excited by our mission and would be interested in discussing what this could look like in practice for your your school then please [contact us](https://key-educational-trust.schudio.com/contact). [join-the-ket](https://key-educational-trust.schudio.com/join-the-ket) ## [Latest News](https://www.theket.uk/news) 17 July 2026 ### [KET Summer 2026 Newsletter](https://www.theket.uk/news/2026-07-17-ket-summer-2026-newsletter) A wonderful insight into the great opportunities children across The Key Educational Trust have enjoyed this term. 26 March 2026 ### [KET Spring Newsletter March 2026](https://www.theket.uk/news/2026-03-26-ket-spring-newsletter-march-2026) Our Spring 2026 Newsletter offers a glimpse into the wonderful learning opportunities children across The Key Educational Trust have enjoyed this term! 18 December 2025 ### [KET Autumn 2025 'Christmas Edition' Newsletter](https://www.theket.uk/news/2025-12-18-ket-autumn-2025-christmas-edition-newsletter) Merry Christmas! Children across the KET have enjoyed a terrific term and had a super run-up to Christmas. 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Company Number 00702211. Registered Office: Old Road Stone Staffordshire ST15 8JD 01785 334900 #### About Us - [Our Academies](https://www.theket.uk/our-academies) - [Teaching & Learning](https://www.theket.uk/about-us/teaching-and-learning) - [Latest Ofsted](https://www.theket.uk/latest-ofsted-siams-reports) - [The Team](https://www.theket.uk/about-us/the-team) - [Contact Us](https://www.theket.uk/contact) #### Useful Links - [Governance](https://www.theket.uk/governance) - [Join the KET](https://www.theket.uk/join-the-ket) - [CPD](https://www.theket.uk/cpd) - [Vacancies](https://www.theket.uk/job-vacancies) © Copyright 2024–2026 The Key Educational Trust School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.theket.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)