Lionheart Educational Trust

UID 3760·Companies House 08473899·Incorporated April 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

17 high severity

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

Total income

£98.8m

12,956 pupils

Avg staff costs

63.3%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.3%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

12,956 / 14,638 places

Total admin cost

£3.2m

£248 per pupil

Trust overview

All 16 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

15 of 16 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Absence is above the national average in 10 of 15 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

8 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

13 of 15 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

14 schools with workforce pressure8 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit1 school with declining results3 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

87%meeting standard or above

Across 15 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

73% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 8

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 7

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 12

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.5

-0.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.3%

+4.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBeauchamp City Sixth Form, Leicester, LE1 6JL

Companies House08473899

Incorporated4 April 2013

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

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	15	12,821	£75.1m	£66.7m	71.3%	4.5%
2022/23	15	12,834	£83.7m	£71.3m	65.2%	0.0%
2023/24	16	13,037	£89.3m	£77.8m	66.1%	0.9%
2024/25partial	17	12,956	£98.8m	£82.8m	63.3%	0.0%
2025/26	17	12,905	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

14.3%

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

£13,758,000

CS staff costs

£8,696,000

CS income

£769,000

Admin & clerical£1,809,000

Teaching staff£3,254,000

ICT£98,000

Premises£2,604,000

Legal & professional£231,000

Auditor costs£49,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 6.8 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Farah Salah

director·2 years

Luise Helen Dr Vassie

director·3 years

Sarju Raikundalia

director·5 years

Byron Stephen Chatburn

director·5 years

Kathryn Leigh Kelly

director·5 years

Dilip Kumar Kadodwala

director·9 years

Mark David Grant

director·9 years

Stephen Ian Harris

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Lauren Louise Hackett

secretary·2 years

33 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Davinder Dosanjh

director·1 year·Resigned Aug 2025

Catherine Elizabeth Thornton

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Yusef Latif

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Alison Claire Wells

director·5 years·Resigned May 2022

Christopher George Hall

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Jonathan Simon Mansfield

Member schools (17)

17 schools|16 with risk flags|11 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beauchamp City Sixth Form	147837	16 plus	—
Beauchamp College	139624	Secondary	workforce pressure
Brocks Hill Primary School	139739	Primary	workforce pressure
Broom Leys School	138891	Primary	workforce pressure
Greenstone Primary School	150858	Primary	in year deficit
Hallam Fields, Birstall	144749	Primary	workforce pressure
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre	140725	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Humphrey Perkins School	137799	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Judgemeadow Community College	145558	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Mercia Academy	149380	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficitofsted concern
Newhall Junior School	150696	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall	140746	Primary	workforce pressure
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College	146108	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Castle Rock School	138478	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
The Cedars Academy	140787	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
The Martin High School Anstey	137828	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Newbridge School	138301	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure