The Brigshaw Learning Partnership

UID 16321·Companies House 10301662·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£21.8m

3,078 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.6%

of income

Avg reserves

19.9%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 16.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.0%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

3,078 / 3,378 places

Trust overview

1 of 7 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

1 of 7 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 29% of schools (2 of 7).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All 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

4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 5

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.4

+1.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.3%

-1.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBrigshaw High School, Allerton Bywater, WF10 2HR

Companies House10301662

Incorporated28 July 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	3,208	£18.7m	£17.3m	68.9%	10.4%
2022/23	7	3,177	£20.6m	£19.2m	68.5%	16.2%
2023/24	7	3,078	£21.8m	£20.7m	70.6%	19.9%
2024/25partial	7	2,993	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.2%

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

£1,364,000

CS staff costs

£1,031,000

CS income

£51,000

Admin & clerical£281,000

Teaching staff£572,000

ICT£1,000

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£40,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Sara Jayne Martin

director·1 year

Jean Watt

director·1 year

Timothy Ian Mobbs

director·2 years

Jane I'anson

director·2 years

David Noble

director·3 years

Stuart John Mcdougall

director·4 years

Company Secretary

Julie Lawson

secretary·3 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2025

Peter John Bell

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Tiana Walker

secretary·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Wendy Harrington

secretary·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Simon John Hilton

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Stewart Martin Ross

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Robert Charlton Stott

Member schools (7)

7 schools|6 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Allerton Bywater Primary School	143242	Primary	—
Brigshaw High School	143238	Secondary	high absence
Kippax Ash Tree Primary School	143240	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Kippax Greenfield Primary School	143241	Primary	workforce pressure
Kippax North Primary School	143243	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Methley Primary School	145733	Primary	workforce pressure
Swillington Primary School	143239	Primary	performance decline