The White Hills Park Trust

Name

The White Hills Park Trust

Legal name

The White Hills Park Trust

Website

https://whptrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government School Funding: Funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) through national funding formulas. Receives revenue through funding agreements with the Department for Education for each academy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The White Hills Park Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust that runs nine Nottinghamshire academies — six primary (including nursery and junior), two secondary (including Bramcote College Sixth Form), and one special academy (Foxwood Academy for SEND ages 3-19). The trust provides free, state-funded education to over 5,000 pupils aged 2-19 and supplies central operational services (HR, Finance and Risk, IT, Property and Estates) to those academies.

Product overview

The White Hills Park Trust operates as a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) managing nine academies in Nottinghamshire: six primary academies (Arnold Mill Primary, Arno Vale Junior, John Clifford, Springbank Academy, The Florence Nightingale Academy, The Lanes Primary), two secondary academies (Alderman White, Bramcote College with Sixth Form), and one special academy (Foxwood Academy for ages 3-19 with SEND). The Trust provides educational services across primary, secondary, and special education phases. Central operations include HR services, Finance and Risk Management, IT Services, and Property and Estates Management. The Trust also offers CPD events and training networks, data protection and GDPR compliance services, and publishes a half-termly newsletter via Microsoft Sway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alderman White School Secondary education for children aged 11-16 located in Bramcote, Nottingham.
• Arnold Mill Primary School Primary and Nursery education for children aged 3-11 located in Arnold, Nottingham.
• Arno Vale Junior School Junior school for children aged 7-11 located in Woodthorpe, Nottingham.
• Bramcote College Secondary and post-16 education for children aged 11-19, incorporating Bramcote College Sixth Form, located in Bramcote, Nottingham.
• Foxwood Academy Special academy catering for children aged 3-19 with special educational needs and disabilities, located in Bramcote, Nottingham.
• John Clifford School Primary school located in Beeston, Nottingham.
• Springbank Academy Primary academy located in Eastwood, Nottingham.
• The Florence Nightingale Academy Primary academy located in Eastwood, Nottingham.
• The Lanes Primary School Primary school for children aged 4-11 located in Chilwell, Nottingham.
• Human Resources Services Central HR support including recruitment, safer recruitment practices, employee relations, payroll, pension administration, and training for academies within the trust.
• Finance and Risk Management Central financial management services including budget monitoring, payroll processing, risk management, and compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook across the trust's academies.
• IT Services Central IT support including remote and on-site support, system development, software maintenance, safeguarding systems, data protection, staff training, and communications management across the trust and academies.
• Property and Estates Management Central building and construction expertise, site compliance, maintenance management, cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance, and health and safety services across trust academies.
• Data Protection and GDPR Compliance UK GDPR compliance service covering data protection policies, privacy notices, subject access request handling, and freedom of information support across the trust.
• CPD Events and Training Networks Continuing professional development events including Finance and Business Network, Early Years and Inclusion Network, SEND Network, and First Aid training offered to staff across the trust and external educators.

Quantifiable outcome

• All schools rated Good by Ofsted
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Morgan SindallcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 January 2023UK leader in construction of educational facilities appointed as the main contractor for Bramcote College rebuild. Construction and demolition being carried out under the SCAPE Framework.
• ARC PartnershipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 April 2019Appointed as architects for the Bramcote College new build project. A company specializing in delivering public-sector building projects that has delivered over a thousand successful projects.
• Confederation of School Trusts (CST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe trust is a member of the Confederation of School Trusts, a national organization supporting and representing academy trusts in the UK education system.
• Flourishing Trusts NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Flourishing Trusts Network, part of the Foundation for Educational Leadership, supporting trust development and best practice sharing.
• Inspiring LeadersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for leadership development programmes and opportunities across the trust network.
• Nottinghamshire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner providing funding for the Bramcote College rebuild. Council approved sale of freehold land on Coventry Lane to the trust for £1 to enable the new school development. Also manages admissions for Foxwood Academy.
• Broxtowe Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal planning authority that approved the planning application for Bramcote College new build and the residential development on Coventry Lane. Identified the site for housing development in the Broxtowe Local Plan.
• Schools Advisory Service (SAS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides professional health and wellbeing services to all trust employees including counselling, physiotherapy, GP consultations, and menopause support. Services are confidential and delivered by qualified medical professionals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Nottingham Schools Trust: Local Nottingham-area MAT focused on Nottingham City Council secondary schools. Overlaps geographically and in secondary-academy offering, competing for the same Nottinghamshire pupil pool.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: One of the largest UK MATs running academies and independent schools nationally. Comparable central operating model and broad phase coverage; much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Star Academies: Multi-Academy Trust operating primary and secondary schools across England. Comparable central governance and academisation approach, though more established than WHP Trust.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (United Learning Group): National Multi-Academy Trust operating schools spanning primary through post-16. Comparable in operating model, but materially larger and more geographically diversified.

Direct peers

• Greenwood Academies Trust: East Midlands-based Multi-Academy Trust operating primary, secondary and special academies across Nottinghamshire and neighbouring counties. Directly comparable to WHP Trust in scale, geographic catchment, and mix of school phases including SEND provision.
• Delta Academies Trust: Multi-Academy Trust with strong Yorkshire/Midlands presence running primary and secondary academies. Similar charitable-company structure and central operations model to WHP Trust.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: Large national MAT running academies across England. Comparable operating model (central functions, academisation growth) and primary/secondary mix; differs in geographic spread versus WHP's Nottinghamshire concentration.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: Primary-focused Multi-Academy Trust operating across England. Compares directly on central services, academisation expansion strategy, and primary-phase portfolio composition.

Others

• Flourishing Trusts Network (Foundation for Educational Leadership): Peer network of high-performing MATs that share best practice. WHP is a member; the network itself functions as an adjacent ecosystem player rather than a competitor.
• Confederation of School Trusts: National sector body representing academy trusts in England. WHP Trust is a member; useful comparable on sector support infrastructure and governance framework that any MAT peer also interfaces with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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