Innovate2educate Partnership Limited

UID 16617·Companies House 10547353·Incorporated January 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£17.4m

2,606 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.6%

of income

Avg reserves

12.9%

of income

Avg absence

4.5%

Persistent: 8.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

9.6%

free school meals

Capacity

79%

2,606 / 3,302 places

Trust overview

4 of 9 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 9 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 11% of schools (1 of 9).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

89% of 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

5 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years5 schools in deficit4 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

75% Good+

Good 3RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Leadership & management

89% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.1

-1.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.3%

-4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThomas Alleyne's High School, Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU

Companies House10547353

Incorporated4 January 2017

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,631	£15.1m	£14.0m	68.6%	27.7%
2022/23	9	2,594	£16.6m	£16.2m	71.5%	18.0%
2023/24	9	2,606	£17.4m	£17.7m	74.6%	12.9%
2024/25partial	9	2,589	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.2%

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

£588,000

CS staff costs

£366,000

CS income

£14,000

Admin & clerical£154,000

Teaching staff£182,000

ICT£3,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£22,000

Auditor costs£39,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 2.2 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Linda Francis

director·< 1 year

Chris Wood

director·< 1 year

Adam Farrington-horsfall

director·1 year

Joseph Nicholas Parkes

director·1 year

Susan Mary Dale

director·1 year

Colin Haswell

director·4 years

Stuart Ian Harper

director·6 years

15 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2025

David Michael Osborne-town

director·1 year·Resigned Mar 2025

Julie Wheeldon

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Patricia Doreen Hunt

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Simon Marshall Pearce

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2025

William Lesley Trigg

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Marie Pauline Livesey

Member schools (9)

9 schools|5 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints' CofE First School	143959	Primary	—
Bramshall Meadows First School	149079	Primary	—
Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School	143983	Primary	in year deficitofsted concern
Oldfields Hall Middle School	145376	Middle deemed secondary	high staff costsin year deficit
Picknalls First School	143952	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Ryecroft CofE Middle School	145375	Middle deemed secondary	—
The Richard Clarke First School	148506	Primary	—
Thomas Alleyne's High School	144002	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Windsor Park CE Middle School	144007	Middle deemed secondary	high staff costsin year deficit