Exceed Learning Partnership

UID 16610·Companies House 10660150·Incorporated March 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£35.9m

5,140 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.5%

of income

Avg reserves

6.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.1%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

5,140 / 5,585 places

Total admin cost

£1.9m

£379 per pupil

Trust overview

All 10 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

4 of 10 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Absence is at or below the national average in 8 of 10 schools.

9 of 10 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

90%meeting standard or above

Across 10 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3RI 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3RI 1

Leadership & management

90% Good+

Outst. 2Good 7Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.8

+1.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.2%

+9.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address6-9 Railway Court, Doncaster, DN4 5FB

Companies House10660150

Incorporated8 March 2017

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	4,651	£25.8m	£25.1m	70.7%	7.4%
2022/23	9	4,645	£24.3m	£23.9m	70.8%	6.4%
2023/24	9	4,762	£32.0m	£30.5m	69.9%	5.9%
2024/25partial	10	5,140	£35.9m	£33.7m	70.5%	6.8%
2025/26	10	5,135	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.7%

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

£2,042,000

CS staff costs

£1,573,000

CS income

£367,000

Admin & clerical£752,000

Teaching staff£573,000

ICT£1,000

Premises£50,000

Legal & professional£156,000

Auditor costs£40,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.4 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

David James Love

director·1 year

Pat Hagan

director·2 years

Gary Rodgers

director·3 years

Robert Alexander Hugh Stephenson

director·4 years

Vivienne Trask-hall

director·5 years

Melissa June Flett

director·9 years

Richard Brown

director·9 years

Carol Ann Swift

director·9 years

John Blount

director·9 years

Stephen Harry James Edmonds

director·9 years

15 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Paul Keith Ainsworth

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Robert John Carpenter

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Isabel Katy Drylie

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Stewart Olsen

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Doulla Loizou Simon

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Andrew William Hibbitt

Member schools (10)

10 schools|8 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bentley High Street Primary School	144076	Primary	workforce pressure
Carr Lodge Academy	140353	Primary	workforce pressure
Edlington Victoria Academy	144347	Primary	—
Hall Cross Academy	137842	Secondary	—
Hill Top Academy	144077	Primary	workforce pressure
Rosedale Primary School	144348	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Sandringham Primary School	146463	Primary	workforce pressure
Sheep Dip Lane Academy	147620	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
The Mallard Academy	150367	Primary	high absenceofsted concernin year deficitworkforce pressure
Willow Primary School	145935	Primary	workforce pressure