What The Education Alliance does

The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a Multi-Academy Trust and charitable limited company registered in England and Wales (No. 07542211), operating a family of 12 schools across the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull region. The trust provides primary and secondary education, including sixth form, for children aged 4 to 18, with a Christian ethos across five of its Church of England schools. It runs the Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT) programme, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, which works with over 90 partner schools across the region to train the next generation of teachers, and operates the Be Well mental health programme (incorporating Mind, Listen LOUD, and ELSA) to support students, staff, and parents.

The trust's revenue model is government-funded: as a state-funded MAT, TEAL receives per-pupil funding and additional grants through the Education and Skills Funding Agency, with a FY 2024-25 total pay bill of £44.7 million across 501-1,000 employees. There are no tuition fees, and admissions are administered through local authorities in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull City Council, and North Yorkshire Council. The trust has grown through school conversions, with five additions between 2016 and 2023 (Malet Lambert, The Snaith School, North Cave C of E Primary, Howden Junior, and Howden C of E Infant).

Operationally, TEAL centralises shared services including HR, finance, governance, and a School Improvement Team incorporating the Wolds Associate Research School, enabling economies of scale across the network. The technology stack consists of standard school management systems and Google Analytics for website measurement; there is no proprietary technology platform. Governance is provided by a Board of Trustees with corporate membership from the Diocese of York Educational Trust. In 2026, following the resignation of its CEO, the trust appointed Scott Ratheram as permanent CEO and introduced a new COO-led executive structure.

Name

The Education Alliance

Legal name

The Education Alliance

Website

https://theeducationalliance.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a Multi-Academy Trust operating 12 state-funded primary and secondary schools across the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull, serving children aged 4 to 18. It runs an Ofsted-Outstanding teacher training programme and mental health services, funded through government per-pupil grants.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Yorkshire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a Multi-Academy Trust operating state-funded schools, The Education Alliance receives government funding through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for academy funding. Revenue is derived from per-pupil funding, additional grants, and government programmes. Total pay bill of £44,734,396.45 indicates significant government funding allocation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a Multi-Academy Trust operating a family of 12 state-funded primary and secondary schools across the East Riding of Yorkshire. Its core offering is free, government-funded education for children aged 4-18, delivered through academies such as Beverley Minster, Driffield, Howden C of E Infant, Howden Junior, Hunsley Primary, Malet Lambert, Naburn, North Cave, South Hunsley, The Hub School, The Snaith, and Wilberfoss. The trust also operates the Ofsted-Outstanding Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT) programme and the Be Well mental health support service.

Product overview

The Education Alliance is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) operating 12 schools across Yorkshire as its core product offering. The trust's schools network includes primary and secondary institutions serving the East Riding of Yorkshire region. Beyond school operations, the alliance offers Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT) as a teacher training sub-product, and the Be Well Programme as a mental health support service for students, staff and parents, which encompasses the Mind approach, Listen LOUD intervention programme, and ELSA support for primary schools. These products work together to advance the trust's mission of providing high-quality inclusive education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT): Teacher training programme rated Outstanding by Ofsted, offering teacher training based in purpose built training facilities at South Hunsley School, working with a partnership of over 90 schools.

Products and services

• The Education Alliance Schools Network A family of 12 schools in Yorkshire operating as a Multi-Academy Trust, offering free state-funded primary and secondary education across multiple locations including Beverley Minster C of E Primary, Driffield School & Sixth Form, Howden C of E Infant School, Howden Junior School, Hunsley Primary, Malet Lambert, Naburn C of E Primary, North Cave C of E Primary, South Hunsley School & Sixth Form, The Hub School, The Snaith School, and Wilberfoss C of E Primary School. Targets children and families in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
• Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT) Teacher training programme rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, offering a bespoke and supportive training package for prospective teachers through a partnership of over 90 schools across the Yorkshire region including secondary, primary, special schools, and alternative provision settings. Delivered from purpose-built facilities at South Hunsley School. Targets aspiring teachers, early career teachers, and teacher leaders.
• Be Well Programme Mental health support programme commissioned by The Education Alliance to increase mental health provision for children, staff and parents across schools in the Trust. Consists of three integrated elements: Mind (Whole School Approach), Listen LOUD (Let's Open Up Discussions, offering 1:1 and group support in secondary schools covering topics such as communication, conflict resolution, and social skills), and ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant for individual early help intervention in primary schools).

Quantifiable outcome

• South Hunsley School has over 2,100 students including 400 in sixth form, offering over 50 weekly clubs, Duke of Edinburgh Award at bronze, silver and gold level
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training (YWTT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYWTT is rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and offers teacher training programmes based at South Hunsley School's Teacher Development Centre. The partnership includes over 90 schools across the region, giving trainees opportunities in outstanding secondary and primary schools, special schools, and alternative provision.
• Diocese of York Educational TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of York Educational Trust is a corporate member of The Education Alliance. They support 123 Church of England schools in the area from the Humber to the Tees. TEAL has 5 Church of England schools: Beverley Minster, Howden C of E Infant, Naburn, North Cave, and Wilberfoss.
• PagabominorOthersPagabo is a partner supporting the Be Well programme, a mental health initiative for children, staff, and parents across The Education Alliance schools. Pagabo provides funding support for this mental health provision programme.
• HorizonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead Provider partner working with Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training, one of the regional lead providers supporting teacher training across the network of over 90 schools.
• Riding Forward Education AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead Provider partner working with Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training as part of the teacher training network across Yorkshire.
• Josie ThirkellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead Provider partner working with Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training as part of the regional teacher training network.
• The ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead Provider partner working with Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training as part of the teacher training partnership network in Yorkshire.
• MindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMind is a partner supporting the Be Well programme's 'Mind - The Whole School Approach' for mental health support across The Education Alliance schools, providing resources and training.
• Veritau LtdminorOthersAppointed as Data Protection Officer (DPO) for The Education Alliance to monitor compliance with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: One of the largest UK Multi-Academy Trusts operating state-funded and independent schools nationally. Comparable as a MAT operator with shared central services and a similar school-improvement-led growth model, though at much larger scale and geographic breadth than TEAL.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): National MAT operating a large portfolio of primary and secondary academies across England. Comparable to TEAL as a state-funded MAT operator but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach, with similar reliance on ESFA funding.
• E-Act: National MAT running dozens of academies across regions including Yorkshire. Similar to TEAL in operating a portfolio of mixed primary/secondary schools with central services, though materially larger and more geographically dispersed.
• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust running primary, secondary and all-through schools across London and southern England with strong school-improvement branding. Comparable to TEAL as a high-performing MAT but operating at far greater scale and outside Yorkshire.

Direct peers

• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Large northern MAT running a portfolio of primary and secondary academies with strong emphasis on school improvement and centralised systems. Highly comparable to TEAL in operating multiple state schools across a northern region and driving outcomes via shared expertise.
• Oasis Community Learning: Faith-rooted national MAT combining academic education with pastoral and community programmes. Mirrors TEAL's blended emphasis on inclusive education, character formation, and partnerships with faith bodies (Diocese of York), making it a strong model peer.
• Red Kite Learning Trust: Yorkshire-based MAT operating schools across Leeds and Harrogate with shared school-improvement services. A close geographic and structural peer to TEAL — even referenced through TEAL trustee Jonathan Timmis, who is COO of Red Kite.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: Primary-focused national MAT with a strong school-improvement infrastructure and scalable central services. Comparable to TEAL in how it packages shared back-office and improvement functions for member schools, useful for benchmarking central cost structures.
• White Rose Academies Trust: Yorkshire-based MAT operating multiple secondary schools in the Leeds area. A nearby regional peer to TEAL with overlapping admissions geography, similar reliance on ESFA funding, and parallel school-improvement operating model.

Regional players

• Diocese of York Educational Trust: Corporate member of TEAL that supports 123 Church of England schools from the Humber to the Tees. Comparable as a faith-affiliated school operator in the same region and the key strategic partner for TEAL's five C of E academies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teal_trust

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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