Premier Advisory Group

What Premier Advisory Group does

Premier Advisory Group (PAG) is a UK-based boutique consultancy founded around 2014 (company registration 09515989) that provides strategic advisory, project management, bid writing, and research services to leaders across the education and wider public sector. Its client base spans three verticals: school leaders and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) seeking growth, governance support, or new school openings; local authorities requiring statutory sufficiency assessments, EHCP funding reviews, and LA presumption competitions; and central/international government teams needing policy analysis, programme design, and DfE framework delivery. PAG is DfE-approved and a DWP partner, and operates from a registered office in Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds.

The firm offers four core service lines — Consultancy, Project Management, Bid Writing, and Research — complemented by two structured programmes: the ASAP Programme (a rapid-response offering for time-critical situations, anchored by a partnership with Phoenix School to scale Specialist Classroom Provisions) and Create Schools (a guided pathway for new free school applicants). PAG does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its deliverables are professional services outputs. It is pursuing ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 accreditations in 2026, the latter indicating investment in AI management system governance.

PAG's commercial model is sales-led, bespoke engagement-based professional services pricing with multi-year retained advisory contracts. It claims to have secured over £100m in funding for clients across 500+ engagements with a >90% win rate on funding bids. The firm is privately held, founder-led by Managing Director Tom Legge, with a core team of approximately 12 senior consultants drawn from education, public policy, and delivery backgrounds. Marketing relies on thought-leadership content via an Insights Hub, LinkedIn presence, and email newsletters. Customer concentration is moderate, with public sector revenue exposure spanning local and central government.

Name

Premier Advisory Group

Legal name

Premier Advisory Group Limited

Website

https://premieradvisory.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Premier Advisory Group is a UK boutique consultancy that provides strategic advisory, project management, bid writing, and research services to education leaders, Multi-Academy Trusts, local authorities, and government departments across the public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Public Sector Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

School District Central Administration (Superintendent & Cabinet Offices) (EDADABAF), Project Management & Owner’s Rep Services for School Capital Projects (EDAEABAN), Independent Educational Consultant Case Management & Service Coordination (EDAKACAO)

Keywords

• Education consultancy
• Bid writing services
• Policy advisory
• Public sector consulting
• Research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tipton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Professional advisory services including strategic advisory, policy analysis, retained advisory, and specialist reviews. Revenue generated through consultancy engagements with government, education institutions, and local authorities.
2. Bid Writing Services: Expert bid writing services for DfE central waves, LA presumption competitions, and major capital programmes. Revenue generated on a per-engagement basis for funding bid applications.
3. Project Management Services: Pre-opening project management and academy conversion project management services. Revenue generated through project-based engagements from approval to school opening.
4. Research Services: Childcare Sufficiency Assessments and Play Sufficiency Assessments for local authorities. Revenue generated through research and assessment engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Premier Advisory Group is an education and public sector consultancy delivering four core service lines: strategic advisory/consultancy (free school support, retained advisory, SEND sufficiency, governance reviews), project management (pre-opening project management, academy conversions), bid writing (LA presumption competitions, significant change applications, ESIF, DfE central waves), and research (childcare and play sufficiency assessments). Two structured programmes sit alongside: the ASAP Programme providing rapid-response expert support for time-critical situations, and Create Schools guiding clients through the free school journey from concept to opening.

Product overview

Premier Advisory Group offers a consultancy service model with four core service lines: Consultancy (covering strategic advisory, free school support, retained advisory, SEND services, governance reviews, change management, and capacity mapping), Project Management (pre-opening project management and academy conversions), Bid Writing (LA presumption competitions, significant change applications, ESIF, and DfE central waves), and Research (childcare sufficiency assessments and play sufficiency assessments). These services are delivered alongside two structured programmes: the ASAP Programme for urgent, rapid-response situations and Create Schools for those at the beginning of their free school journey. The firm operates as a professional services consultancy rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASAP Programme: Rapid-response programme for schools, trusts, and local authorities dealing with time-critical situations requiring immediate expert support.
• Create Schools

Products and services

• Consultancy Deep advisory expertise across the full complexity of the education system, covering Free School Support, Retained Advisory, EHCP Funding Review, SEND Sufficiency, External Review of Governance, Social Value, Change Management, opening an Independent School, and Capacity Mapping. Built for school leaders, Multi-Academy Trusts, local authorities and government clients navigating complex strategic decisions.
• Project Management Fully qualified project managers who support turning plans into schools, covering Pre-opening Project Management and Academy Conversions. Designed for school trusts, sponsors and local authorities delivering new or converting schools from approval through to opening.
• Bid Writing Expert bid writing service for LA Presumption Competitions, Significant Change Applications, ESIF, and DfE Central Waves funding applications. Built for schools, trusts and local authorities seeking to win competitive funding with a >90% success rate on high-stakes bids.
• Research Rigorous, independent research services including Childcare Sufficiency Assessments and Play Sufficiency Assessments. Designed for local authorities meeting statutory duties and requiring evidence-led, defensible analyses to inform commissioning decisions.
• ASAP Programme Rapid-response programme (Accelerated Specialist Advisory Programme) for schools, trusts, and local authorities dealing with time-critical situations requiring immediate expert support. Designed for leaders who need senior expertise mobilised at speed when stakes are high.
• Create Schools Structured programme for those at the beginning of their free school journey, covering Vision and Viability, Application Development, Pre-opening, and Open stages. Built for prospective free school sponsors taking a new school from concept through to opening.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Phoenix School (Tower Hamlets)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAG partners with Phoenix School as part of The ASAP Programme to support and scale the Specialist Classroom Provisions (SCPs) initiative. Phoenix School is a Special School for over 500 autistic students aged 3-19 in Tower Hamlets. PAG is working to support the SCP project for sustainable scaling to benefit potentially hundreds more schools, trusts, children, and families.
• ASAP (Accelerated Specialist Advisory Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAG co-developed and delivers The ASAP Programme - a rapid-response programme for schools, trusts, and local authorities dealing with time-critical situations. The programme was created to give leaders immediate access to expert support when the clock is ticking and stakes are high. Phoenix School is the first project accepted into the programme.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hatch Education: Boutique UK education consultancy supporting schools, MATs, and government on strategy and improvement. Smaller and earlier-stage than PAG but with meaningful overlap in MAT development and school improvement segments.
• FutureGov: UK public sector innovation and service design consultancy working with local and central government. Overlaps with PAG on transformation and policy implementation but emphasises digital and design-led approaches.
• SQW: UK consultancy providing economic development, policy, and research services to public sector clients including education and local authorities. Overlaps with PAG's Research and LA advisory services.

Direct peers

• Edge: Boutique UK education consultancy supporting school improvement, MAT development, and local authority commissioning. Direct competitor in the same school trust and LA segments, with similar service-line breadth.
• Education Development Trust: UK-headquartered education and public services consultancy delivering advisory, research, and programme management to governments and schools globally. Directly comparable in target segments (MATs, LAs, DfE) and service mix (advisory, PM, research).
• Tribal Group: UK-listed education and public services software and consultancy firm serving schools, colleges, and government. Overlaps with PAG's advisory, project management, and bid writing work, particularly for FE and higher education segments.
• Methods Advisory: UK consultancy specialising in public sector and local government advisory, research, and service design. Direct competitor for LA sufficiency, policy development, and central government engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Newton: UK-headquartered management consultancy with a substantial public sector practice covering education, health, and local government. Overlaps with PAG on transformation and operational improvement mandates but operates at larger scale with broader portfolio.
• PA Consulting: Global consultancy with a significant UK public sector and education advisory practice. Competes for high-value government mandates alongside PAG, particularly on policy, transformation, and innovation work.
• KPMG UK Public Sector: Big 4 firm with a dedicated UK public sector practice advising central and local government on policy, operations, and transformation. Targets the same central government and large LA clients as PAG on larger-scale programmes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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