L.e.a.d. Academy Trust

UID 3670·Companies House 08296921·Incorporated November 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

104

32 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£85.2m

11,366 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.6%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

36.9%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

11,366 / 12,524 places

Total admin cost

£4.4m

£384 per pupil

Trust overview

6 of 27 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 27 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 5 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 19 of 27 schools.

22 of 27 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

2 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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

85%meeting standard or above

Across 27 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

79% Good+

Outst. 2Good 9RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 11

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 11

Leadership & management

96% Good+

Outst. 4Good 22RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

36.1

-10.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

69.2%

+8.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Old Pumphouse, Nottingham, NG1 5DU

Companies House08296921

Incorporated16 November 2012

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1Needs attention 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 1Expected standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	25	10,469	£67.0m	£61.7m	69.8%	9.0%
2022/23	26	11,042	£74.6m	£70.4m	70.9%	0.2%
2023/24	27	11,005	£80.3m	£78.2m	73.1%	7.1%
2024/25partial	27	11,366	£85.2m	£81.1m	72.6%	0.0%
2025/26	27	11,099	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

11.1%

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

£10,136,000

CS staff costs

£6,282,000

CS income

£6,043,000

Admin & clerical£4,009,000

Teaching staff£1,866,000

ICT£0

Premises£52,000

Legal & professional£368,000

Auditor costs£80,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

John Christopher Tweedale

director·< 1 year

Shaheen Akhtar Myers

director·< 1 year

Christopher James Spicer

director·2 years

Maggie Farrar

director·4 years

Andrew Buck

director·5 years

Helen Mcnamara

director·6 years

Paul Richard Graham

director·7 years

Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi

director·10 years

Diana Owen

director·13 years

Mark Jonathan Blois

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Louise Victoria Bird

secretary·10 years

11 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Angela Margaret Browne

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

John Frederick Hobson

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2022

David Vaughan Williams

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Martin Church

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Teresa Anne Shrestha

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Melvin Thomas Kenyon

Member schools (27)

27 schools|26 with risk flags|21 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Birley Primary Academy	143964	Primary	performance declinein year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Birley Spa Primary Academy	143965	Primary	in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Bishop Alexander L.e.a.d. Academy	140544	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Charnock Hall Primary Academy	143970	Primary	workforce pressure
Cloudside Academy	144612	Primary	workforce pressure
Da Vinci Academy	144066	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit
Edna G. Olds Academy	137525	Primary	workforce pressure
Forest Lodge Academy	145357	Primary	high staff costs
Hogarth Academy	140303	Primary	workforce pressure
Huntingdon Academy	137550	Primary	workforce pressure
Jubilee L.e.a.d. Academy	141334	Primary	workforce pressure
Manor Farm Academy	141556	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Millfield L.e.a.d. Academy	138999	Primary	high staff costs
Noel-Baker Academy	143853	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Radford Primary School Academy	141586	Primary	workforce pressure
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy	143997	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy	150301	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
St Ann's Well Academy	137526	Primary	workforce pressure
St Mary's Fields Academy	150622	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressurein year deficitofsted concern
Sycamore Academy	137786	Primary	workforce pressure