Partnership Learning

UID 5485·Companies House 08339345·Incorporated December 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£117.3m

13,658 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.4%

of income

Avg reserves

4.9%

of income

Avg absence

6.9%

Persistent: 19.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

30.8%

free school meals

Capacity

74%

13,658 / 18,359 places

Trust overview

1 of 17 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

3 of 20 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 59% of schools (10 of 17).

7 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

94% 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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago11 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

91% Good+

Outst. 2Good 8RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

91% Good+

Outst. 5Good 5RI 1

Personal development

91% Good+

Outst. 4Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

94% Good+

Outst. 4Good 12RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.2

+2.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.4%

-1.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressPartnership Learning, Dagenham, RM9 5QS

Companies House08339345

Incorporated21 December 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	17	12,842	£96.9m	£90.4m	71.4%	3.6%
2022/23	17	13,276	£105.6m	£96.6m	70.7%	5.8%
2023/24	17	13,658	£117.3m	£113.0m	73.4%	4.9%
2024/25partial	18	14,076	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.4%

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

£476,000

CS staff costs

£348,000

CS income

£412,000

Admin & clerical£343,000

Teaching staff£0

ICT£14,000

Premises£8,000

Legal & professional£12,000

Auditor costs£59,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.4 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Maria Ouli

director·< 1 year

Krishna Kumar

director·< 1 year

Rushmi Katyal

director·2 years

Janis Davies-tsagkadakis

director·2 years

Alexander Martin Cameron

director·5 years

Peter Joseph Mcpartland

director·9 years

Saadat Ahmad Mubashar

director·10 years

Roger John Leighton

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Margaret Brand

secretary·7 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Deepa Chandrasekaran

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Mwangala Lishomwa

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Li Li Long

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Ian Stephen Rowley

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Judith Black

secretary·11 years·Resigned Feb 2019

David Glyn Reedy

Member schools (20)

20 schools|12 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Brook Sixth Form and Academy	148932	Secondary	workforce pressure
Coteford Junior School	139295	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Eastbury Primary School	142699	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
George Mitchell School	145106	All-through	—
Greatfields Primary School	143720	Primary	—
Greatfields School	142908	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Harefield School	135004	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Harrow Lodge Primary School	145111	Primary	—
Hornchurch High School	143946	Secondary	workforce pressure
Northwood School	137829	Secondary	—
Oxlow Bridge School	151729	Not applicable	—
Park Primary Academy	143728	Primary	—
Queensmead School	136711	Secondary	workforce pressure
Riverside Bridge School	142134	Not applicable	high absence
Riverside Primary School	142133	Primary	—
Riverside School	139791	Secondary	workforce pressure
Southchurch High School	143144	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
Thames View Junior School	141651	Primary	—
The James Cambell Primary School	144280	Primary	workforce pressure
The Sydney Russell School	141683	All-through	workforce pressure