The South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust launched in March 2021 in a move to strengthen education across the area.

Chetwynde School was the first to join the Trust.

Vickerstown Primary School and Brambles Nursery and Ormsgill Primary School and Nursery joined in Autumn 2022.

South Walney Junior School, Cambridge Primary School and Newbarns Primary School and Nursery joined in Autumn 2023.

The registered name of the Trust is South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust

Its registered address is c/o Chetwynde School, Croslands, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA13 0NY

It is registered in England as Company no. 13414087

Trust-level Governance, financial and other statutory information can be found on the Trust website.