Lionheart Educational Trust

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

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£87.9m

13,037 pupils

Avg staff costs

65.9%

of income

Avg reserves

3.1%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 18.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.0%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

13,037 / 14,638 places

Trust overview

15 of 17 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 17 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 67% of schools (10 of 15).

8 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

11 schools with workforce pressure8 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

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	16	12,949	£531k	£541k	74.9%	50.0%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

13.8%

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

£12,439,000

CS staff costs

£7,997,000

CS income

£2,939,000

Admin & clerical£1,988,000

Teaching staff£2,827,000

ICT£156,000

Premises£2,268,000

Legal & professional£323,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 6.5 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·4 years

Byron Stephen Chatburn

director·4 years

Kathryn Leigh Kelly

director·5 years

Dilip Kumar Kadodwala

director·8 years

Mark David Grant

director·8 years

Stephen Ian Harris

director·12 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|15 with risk flags|4 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	—
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	high absence
Mercia Academy	149380	Secondary	high absencein year deficitofsted concern
Newhall Junior School	150696	Primary	ofsted concernin year deficit
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall	140746	Primary	workforce pressure
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College	146108	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
The Castle Rock School	138478	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
The Cedars Academy	140787	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Martin High School Anstey	137828	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Newbridge School	138301	Secondary	high absence