The vital signs of every school and trust in England

Finance, Ofsted outcomes, academic performance, workforce data and attendance — the cross-cutting analysis that no single government source provides.

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school profiles
27.2k+
academy trusts
2.3k+
Ofsted inspections
43.2k+
data domains
6

Built for the people who need it

MATpulse serves different needs across the education sector.

For governors and trustees

Trust-level financial health, governance data from Companies House, risk indicators across all member schools, and due diligence tools for MAT transfers.

Governance guide

For school leaders

Six years of financial trends, workforce data, attendance benchmarks, and Ofsted history in a single profile. Built for SEF preparation and Ofsted readiness.

Find your school

For journalists and researchers

Sortable trust metrics, key indicators, central services data, and Companies House officer records. The cross-trust context the sector has been missing.

Compare trusts
Integrated profilesLive

Six datasets, one page per school

Finance, Ofsted, performance, workforce, attendance and governance data joined into a single profile. Every metric traceable to its DfE or ESFA source — no black boxes, no proprietary adjustments.

Key indicatorsLive

DfE thresholds surfaced for context

Metrics highlighted against published DfE reference points — staff costs, reserves, absence, workforce pressure, and more. Designed to support your self-evaluation, not to judge. Context and interpretation guides included.

Compare trustsLive

Every academy trust, sortable and filterable

Compare 1,000+ trusts by school count, KS2 results, staff costs, reserves, absence, and Ofsted outcomes. Filter by region and trust size. The cross-trust context the sector has been missing.

Trust governanceLive

Board composition from Companies House

Current directors, appointment dates, tenure, and turnover indicators for every academy trust. Board size flags, overdue accounts alerts, and former officer history — governance transparency at a glance.

Peer BenchmarkingComing soon

Compare against schools like yours

Rank your school against peers matched by phase, size, FSM rate, and region. Understand where you sit in the distribution — not just against the national average.

MAT EffectivenessComing soon

Is this trust actually improving its schools?

Intake-adjusted benchmarking, pre/post membership analysis, and within-trust consistency scoring. The question every RSC and board member asks — answered with data.

Six government sources, integrated

Each school profile draws from six official datasets that normally sit in separate spreadsheets and portals. We join, clean, and compute derived metrics so you don't have to.

GIAS

Get Information About Schools

School metadata, trust membership, governors

FBIT / AAR

Financial Benchmarking & Insights Tool

Income, expenditure, reserves, per-pupil spend

Performance

Compare School Performance

Progress 8, Attainment 8, KS2 results, EBacc

Workforce

School Workforce Census

Teacher numbers, pay, vacancies, turnover

Ofsted

Ofsted Inspections

Report card grades across 6 evaluation areas

Companies House

Companies House

Trust accounts, officers, incorporation records