Life Multi-academy Trust

UID 16430·Companies House 07992438·Incorporated March 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

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

Total income

£60.5m

8,043 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.7%

of income

Avg reserves

-2.0%

of income

Avg absence

8.4%

Persistent: 21.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.1%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

8,043 / 9,122 places

Trust overview

4 of 10 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

5 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

3 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 80% of schools (8 of 10).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% 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

7 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit5 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

75% Good+

Good 6RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

75% Good+

Good 6RI 2

Personal development

88% Good+

Good 7RI 1

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Good 8RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

40.9

-5.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.5%

-1.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBosworth Academy Leicester Lane, Leicester, LE9 9JL

Companies House07992438

Incorporated15 March 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	8,189	£51.4m	£48.9m	74.3%	7.3%
2022/23	10	8,060	£54.1m	£53.1m	73.1%	8.2%
2023/24	10	8,043	£60.5m	£59.4m	76.7%	-2.0%
2024/25partial	10	7,926	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.5%

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

£2,783,000

CS staff costs

£2,382,000

CS income

£704,000

Admin & clerical£1,106,000

Teaching staff£868,000

ICT£3,000

Premises-£90,000

Legal & professional£110,000

Auditor costs£44,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.5 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Caroline Dickman

director·< 1 year

Monica Wallace

director·< 1 year

John Professor Baumber

director·< 1 year

Rose Anna Harvey

director·2 years

Ja Ryong Dr Kim

director·2 years

David Graham Maitland

director·2 years

David Alexander Smyth Dr Gordon

director·4 years

Susan Lady Dunford

director·4 years

Elizabeth Ann Shears

director·5 years

Andrew Robert Smith

director·13 years

Christoper Parkinson

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Sian Tracy Griffiths

secretary·2 years

Sarah Jayne Fortune Mayes

secretary·13 years

43 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Anil Kalyanji Majithia

director·2 years·Resigned May 2025

Anthony Nichols

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Hannah Jean Cusworth

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Iain Duncan Kinnis

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Darren Paul Bumby

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Elizabeth Shears

Member schools (10)

10 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ashby School	148549	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Bosworth Academy	137969	Secondary	workforce pressure
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy	147410	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Countesthorpe Academy	147902	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Desford Community Primary School	149267	Primary	high staff costs
Dove Bank Primary School	149270	Primary	high staff costsin year deficithigh absence
Ibstock School	138721	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Ivanhoe School	138350	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Kingsway Primary School	144538	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
The Winstanley School	143844	Secondary	high absence

Ashby SchoolSecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Bosworth AcademySecondary

workforce pressure

Braunstone Frith Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Countesthorpe AcademySecondary

high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure

Desford Community Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costs

Dove Bank Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficithigh absence

Ibstock SchoolSecondary

high absenceofsted concern

Ivanhoe SchoolSecondary

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Kingsway Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsworkforce pressure

The Winstanley SchoolSecondary

high absence

Hatle Rajnikant Mehta

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Hazel Cole

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Liam Mcdonagh

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2026

David Noble

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Christopher Willian Garnett

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Elisabeth Mary Stock

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Sophia Anastasia Walmsley

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Geoffrey Charles Hurst

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Judith Margaret Chambers

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Aimee Jo-Ann Kilbourne

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Robert Chamberlain

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Kathryn Ann Groocock

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Sharon Harrison

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Tracy Birks

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Nicole Foxall

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Jason Adam Scrimshire

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Matthew Dr Dover

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Martin Patrick Holt

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Emma Louise Brown

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Jennifer Anne Hobden

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Penny Smith

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Suzie Foulsham

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Rosalind Goldson

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Maria Everley

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Andrew Dolinski

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Colin Crane

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Stephen Clive Sargent

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Hazel Cole

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Philip Burnett

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Gary Shepherdson

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Larry Stagg

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Nicholas William Thornber

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Paula Cooper

secretary·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Gavin King

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Dipika Hinocha-sngh

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Iain Duncan Kinnis

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Atika Kohli

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016