As of September 2024[update], there were a total of 29 academies run by the Northern Education Trust.

In 2019, the academies minister, Lord Agnew, announced a new growth fund to support smaller academy trusts to merge to create bigger trusts and share resources, in response criticisms of the efficiency academies.[2][relevant?]

Northern Alliance of Trusts received a grant from the Department for Education Strategic School Improvement Fund.

Members share resources but continue to act as independent legal entities.

[4] The Alliance works on common procurement, leadership standards, fund raising, and strategies for the recruitment and retention of teachers.