Learners' Trust

UID 16148·Companies House 10224802·Incorporated June 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

11 high severity

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

Total income

£28.8m

3,237 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.6%

of income

Avg reserves

10.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.0%

free school meals

Capacity

71%

3,237 / 4,539 places

Total admin cost

£837k

£259 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 18 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

6 of 18 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 4 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 13 of 18 schools.

16 of 18 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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

89%meeting standard or above

Across 18 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

93% Good+

Good 13RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 13

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 14

Leadership & management

94% Good+

Outst. 2Good 15RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.6%

-2.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEckington Business Centre 2 8 Gosber Street, Sheffield, S21 4DA

Companies House10224802

Incorporated9 June 2016

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

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Needs attention 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	18	3,383	£23.7m	£22.1m	71.4%	3.9%
2022/23	18	3,395	£25.3m	£23.4m	70.2%	7.6%
2023/24	18	3,288	£26.8m	£24.7m	68.2%	9.8%
2024/25partial	18	3,237	£28.8m	£26.1m	69.6%	10.1%
2025/26	18	3,105	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

6.4%

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

£1,786,000

CS staff costs

£1,577,000

CS income

£292,000

Admin & clerical£794,000

Teaching staff£685,000

ICT£6,000

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£110,000

Auditor costs£53,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Mark Roger Wilkinson

director·1 year

Narinderjit Gill

director·1 year

Ross Michael Griffin

director·3 years

Ian Charles Levers

director·3 years

Monica Sextus Lewins

director·3 years

Marie-Claire Bretherton

director·4 years

Darren Tidmarsh

director·4 years

Jemma Alice Monkhouse

director·6 years

Steven Andrew Welsh

director·7 years

28 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

David Charles Taylor

director·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Leanne Emily Noone

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Adam Philip Warsop

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Mark Anthony Love

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

April Bembridge

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Clare Marie Cheetham

Member schools (19)

19 schools|17 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ashgate Croft School	147124	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costs
Brimington Junior School	143580	Primary	workforce pressure
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School	143579	Primary	workforce pressure
Brookfield Primary School	147119	Primary	workforce pressure
Catcliffe Primary School	142978	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Chaddesden Park Primary School	145592	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Eckington Junior School	144293	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
High Greave Infant School	142977	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
High Greave Junior School	142976	Primary	workforce pressure
Hodthorpe Primary School	147149	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Holme Hall Primary School	146960	Primary	performance declinein year deficit
Mary Swanwick Primary School	143578	Primary	workforce pressure
New Whittington Community Primary School	144012	Primary	workforce pressure
Old Hall Junior School	147118	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Ridgeway Primary School	151759	Primary	—
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School	142812	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Somerlea Park Junior School	144949	Primary	workforce pressureperformance declineofsted concern
Walton Holymoorside Primary School	147120	Primary	—
Westfield Infant School	147144	Primary	workforce pressure