Partnership Learning

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

Schools

Flags

24 high severity

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

Total income

£130.5m

14,090 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

35.3%

free school meals

Capacity

77%

14,090 / 18,359 places

Total admin cost

£6.6m

£471 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 17 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

17 of 17 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 9 of 17 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

16 of 17 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

3 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

94%meeting standard or above

Across 17 graded schools, including 3 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 3 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1Strong standard 2

Achievement

Needs attention 1Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

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	14,090	£130.5m	£125.6m	72.4%	0.0%
2025/26	20	14,039	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.3%

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

£6,958,000

CS staff costs

£2,956,000

CS income

£1,649,000

Admin & clerical£2,761,000

Teaching staff£186,000

ICT£8,000

Premises£2,037,000

Legal & professional£470,000

Auditor costs£87,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Geoffrey Stephen Rowe

director·< 1 year

Maria Ouli

director·1 year

Krishna Kumar

director·1 year

Rushmi Katyal

director·2 years

Alexander Martin Cameron

director·6 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

13 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Janis Davies-tsagkadakis

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Mwangala Lishomwa

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Deepa Chandrasekaran

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Li Li Long

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Ian Stephen Rowley

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Judith Black

Member schools (20)

20 schools|16 with risk flags|15 high severity

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