A GROUP in charge of almost a dozen Oxfordshire schools is set to expand.

River Learning Trust, which manages academies including The Cherwell School in Oxford, has announced it will take on four West Oxfordshire schools this year.

The multi-academy trust listed new additions in its annual report.

In April it will take over Madley Brook Primary School in Witney, Witney Community Primary School, and Marlborough Church of England School in Woodstock.

In September it will take on Middle Barton Primary School near Chipping Norton.

River Learning Trust is also behind Oxford's new Swan School, due to open in 2019.