Central Learning Partnership Trust

UID 2594·Companies House 07827368·Incorporated October 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£60.7m

5,675 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.7%

of income

Avg reserves

29.6%

of income

Avg absence

11.0%

Persistent: 28.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

52.6%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

5,675 / 5,970 places

Trust overview

5 of 16 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

5 of 16 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 71% of schools (10 of 14).

9 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 43.6%above 20%4 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years11 schools with absence above 8%5 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

31.0

-15.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

24.7%

-36.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHeath Park High School, Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD

Companies House07827368

Incorporated28 October 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	16	5,656	£52.2m	£49.6m	79.2%	22.3%
2022/23	16	5,607	£55.6m	£50.6m	72.5%	28.6%
2023/24	16	5,675	£60.7m	£56.8m	73.7%	29.6%
2024/25partial	16	5,694	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£1,726,000

CS staff costs

£1,325,000

CS income

£446,000

Admin & clerical£948,000

Teaching staff£326,000

ICT£2,000

Premises-£29,000

Legal & professional£217,000

Auditor costs£75,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Tayyab Majeed

director·< 1 year

Georgetta Holloway

director·1 year

Peter Jonathan Bourton

director·1 year

Marva Yvonne Rollins

director·1 year

Rachel Nash

director·4 years

Sofia Zamir

director·6 years

Robert Peter Turton

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Philip Graham Williams

secretary·6 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2025

Jeremy Vanes

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Emma Louise Woodhouse

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2024

James Nichols

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Graham John Parker

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2025

James Nichols

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Timothy John Alexander Manson

Member schools (16)

16 schools|13 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Broadmeadow Special School	143506	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costs
Coleridge Primary	139223	Primary	high absence
Coppice Performing Arts School	145114	Secondary	high absence
D'Eyncourt Primary School	145395	Primary	in year deficit
East Dene Primary	139225	Primary	—
Eastwood Village Primary School	140378	Primary	high absencehigh staff costs
Heath Park	137730	Secondary	high absence
Kingfisher School	140404	Not applicable	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
Moseley Park	138098	Secondary	high absence
Newbridge School	148348	Not applicable	high staff costs
Pitcheroak School	149091	Not applicable	high absence
Riversides School	140397	Not applicable	high staff costshigh absence
Vale of Evesham School	148347	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Westcroft School	142383	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Woden Primary School	139199	Primary	—
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre	142123	Not applicable	—