The King's CE Academy in Kidsgrove Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The trust running two North Staffordshire schools today defended plans to link up with an academy embroiled in strike action and a school in need of £5 million of repairs. The King’s CE Academy and St Thomas’ CE Primary, in Kidsgrove, recently joined the newly formed Three Spires Trust, set up by the Lichfield Diocese.