Learn Academies Trust

UID 16330·Companies House 08095439·Incorporated June 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£25.6m

3,732 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.5%

of income

Avg reserves

1.7%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

13.9%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

3,732 / 4,552 places

Total admin cost

£808k

£217 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 19 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

8 of 19 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 fallen about 7 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 17 of 19 schools.

16 of 19 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

1 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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.2%below 5% threshold15 schools with workforce pressure5 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit4 schools with declining results3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

84%meeting standard or above

Across 19 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 7

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

95% Good+

Good 18RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.9%

+2.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAll Saints Ce Primary School, Wigston, LE18 2AH

Companies House08095439

Incorporated7 June 2012

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

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

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Needs attention 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	18	3,812	£22.0m	£21.9m	81.4%	5.7%
2022/23	19	3,849	£23.3m	£22.6m	73.8%	6.4%
2023/24	19	3,733	£21.4m	£20.7m	75.1%	1.2%
2024/25partial	19	3,732	£25.6m	£23.6m	71.5%	1.7%
2025/26	19	3,643	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.6%

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

£1,934,000

CS staff costs

£1,457,000

CS income

£391,000

Admin & clerical£1,070,000

Teaching staff£339,000

ICT£81,000

Premises£156,000

Legal & professional£94,000

Auditor costs£42,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

12 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Gita Patel

director·< 1 year

Robert Patrick Rendall

director·< 1 year

Amanda Caroline Callear

director·1 year

Stephen Andrew Reverand Bailey

director·1 year

David Gavin Proverbs

director·1 year

Jane Sarah Ann Jones

director·2 years

Marie-Claire Bretherton

director·3 years

Steve Orton

director·3 years

Bobby Gurnek Thandi

director·6 years

Karen Cooper

director·8 years

John Ernest Sir Dunford

director·9 years

Jeremy William Benson

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Richard Gray

secretary·1 year

42 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Barry Leon Reverend Hill

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Penelope Anna Clare Harris

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Wayne Ivor Burbidge

secretary·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Kim Stuart

director·5 years·Resigned May 2023

Jayesh Suresh Joshi

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Nigel Corcoran

Member schools (19)

19 schools|18 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints Church of England Primary School	145973	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsofsted concern
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School	145488	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernperformance decline
Bottesford Church of England Primary School	138905	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Church Langton Church of England Primary School	145203	Primary	workforce pressure
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School	138359	Primary	in year deficit
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School	145970	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School	145974	Primary	workforce pressure
Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School	143252	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School	139864	Primary	—
Market Harborough Church of England Academy	141151	Primary	workforce pressure
Meadowdale Primary School	138346	Primary	performance decline
Queniborough Church of England Primary School	138931	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Red Hill Field Primary School	139344	Primary	workforce pressure
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School	145972	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Ridgeway Primary Academy	138347	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
Scalford Church of England Primary School	150049	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
South Kilworth Church of England Primary School	144117	Primary	workforce pressure
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth	143254	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Thrussington Church of England Primary School	138926	Primary	workforce pressure

All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsofsted concern

Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressureofsted concernperformance decline

Bottesford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsworkforce pressure

Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficit

Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

Market Harborough Church of England AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Meadowdale Primary SchoolPrimary

performance decline

Queniborough Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Red Hill Field Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Richard Hill Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

Ridgeway Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressureofsted concern

Scalford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

South Kilworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North KilworthPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Thrussington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Leadership

Needs attention 1

Emmaline Jane Tayler

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Carolyn Sanders

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Michelle Daniels

secretary·8 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Mark Andrew Christison

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Natalie Ann Jackson

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Barry Leon Reverend Hill

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Wayne Ivor Burbidge

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Kerry Joanne Rodger

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Peter Rowbotham

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Jane Elizabeth Kenyon

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2018

David Graeme Professor Pedder

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Gillian Anne Weston

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Maria Ann Wood

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Wayne Ivor Burbidge

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Bernard Evans

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Isabel Dupey

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Raoul Paul Mercer

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Gemma Christison

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Carlone Suzanne Banks

secretary·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Jayne Vanessa Arthurton

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Susan Linda Fraser

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Peter James Goold

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Jon Cook

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Leslie Dodd

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Julie Dunne

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Stefanie Guene Edwards

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Michael John Fletcher

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Sarah Hill

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Andrew Paul Humphrey

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Raoul Paul Mercer

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Leonora Ann Rhodes

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Rebecca Blagburn

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2013

James Rev Shakespeare

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Janet Marian Shardlow

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Helen Gabrielle Trotter

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Georgina Connors

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016