Maltby Learning Trust

What Maltby Learning Trust does

Maltby Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) and Company Limited by Guarantee, established in February 2014, that operates 7 academies across South Yorkshire — 3 secondary schools and 4 primary schools. The Trust delivers mainstream state-funded education through a hub-and-cluster model, with Maltby Discovery School serving as a teaching hub for six partner primary schools. Beyond standard educational delivery, the Trust has built two distinctive central services: the MAST in-house mental health team providing multi-academy pastoral support, and the Better Learners Better Workers (BLBW) employer engagement programme linking students to regional employers.

The Trust's business model is anchored in per-pupil funding from the UK Department for Education, supplemented by capital grants (notably a £4.5 million Levelling Up Fund award) and ancillary income from community-facing assets. In May 2025, the Trust opened the £5.9 million Maltby Grammar School Business Hub, a community facility expanding its commercial and engagement footprint beyond traditional academy operations. Recent product launches include Sixth Form Scholarships to broaden the post-16 value proposition.

Strategically, the Trust is in the late stages of a merger process with Accord Multi Academy Trust, approved by the DfE, to form the Place Partnership Trust effective September 2026. The combined entity will be led by Accord CEO Alan Warboys as CEO, with incumbent Maltby CEO David Sutton assuming the Deputy CEO role. This consolidation approximately doubles the combined academy count and represents the most material structural change in the Trust's history, positioning it as a larger-scale South Yorkshire provider with expanded geographic reach, shared central services, and a broader product surface spanning primary, secondary, post-16, mental health, and community/employer engagement.

Name

Maltby Learning Trust

Legal name

Maltby Learning Trust

Website

https://maltbylearningtrust.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Maltby Learning Trust is a South Yorkshire Multi-Academy Trust operating 7 state-funded academies (3 secondary, 4 primary) with in-house mental health services, employer engagement programmes, and a community Business Hub, currently merging with Accord MAT to form Place Partnership Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Academy Trust Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs & Learning Differences Private Schools (EDAJABAH)

Keywords

• Multi-Academy Trust
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• School mental health support
• Community education hub

Headquarters

HQ city

Maltby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Core revenue from government funding for academy schools, following national pay scales and funding agreements
2. Capital Investment Grants: Significant grants including £4.5 million Levelling Up Fund for Grammar Business Hub redevelopment and over £2 million facility upgrades including Early Years Centre
3. Community Hub Services: Revenue from Maltby Grammar Business Hub services including room hire, office space rental, hot desking, seminar rooms, and community coffee shop
4. Brick Sponsorship: Buy-a-Brick initiative at £40 per brick for commemorative engraving at Grammar Business Hub

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maltby Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust operating seven schools (three secondary and four primary) plus central services across South Yorkshire, England. It delivers statutory primary and secondary education and augments this with in-house mental health and wellbeing support via MAST, community and business facilities at the Maltby Grammar Business Hub, school-led Initial Teacher Training (ITT), apprenticeship routes, Forest School provision, and SEND/local authority alternative provision.

Product overview

Maltby Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust operating seven schools (Maltby Academy, Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, Wath Academy, Maltby Redwood Academy, Maltby Manor Academy, Ravenfield Primary Academy, Maltby Lilly Hall Academy) plus Central Services. The Trust offers a portfolio of educational and support services including the Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST) for mental health services, the Sixth Form Partnership for post-16 education with scholarship programs, the MLT Leadership Development Programme for staff, Initial Teacher Training via Schools Direct, Pupil Premium support, SEND services, and the Maltby Grammar Business Hub community facility. The Trust also provides gender pay gap reporting and governance services across its academies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAST (Multi-Agency Support Team): In-house mental health and wellbeing service providing therapeutic counselling, supervision, and workforce development for children, young people, families, and staff across all Trust schools.
• Maltby Grammar Business Hub
• Buy a Brick
• Sixth Form Partnership

Products and services

• Primary education across four primary academies

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £2 million invested in facility upgrades in 2024-2025 academic year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DC BoxingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Partnership with DC Boxing to deliver Boxing Scholarship as part of Sixth Form Partnership provision, providing expert coaching and real-world experience in boxing for students
• Sheffield & Hallamshire Football AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Partnership with Sheffield & Hallamshire FA to support Referee Scholarship within Sixth Form Partnership, providing industry insight and officiating experience for students
• Accord Multi Academy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Proposed merger to create Place Partnership Trust, combining 7 academies (MLT) with 5 from Accord to form a 12-academy Trust committed to 'uniting our communities to provide exceptional experiences and achieve success'. DfE approved October 2025, effective 1 September 2026.
• Better Learners Better WorkersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing after-school opportunities and real-world skills, giving students business connections and community involvement
• Pop's Outdoor AdventuresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership expanding enrichment programmes through outdoor adventure activities, building student confidence and community connection
• Grimm & CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotherham-based charity partner for Literary Festival, transforming classrooms into magical story-inspired spaces
• Published Authors (Ray Douglas and Elizabeth Green)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthors leading assemblies and workshops at Literary Festival, inspiring pupils and building reading confidence
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging 'With Me in Mind' team of Mental Health Support Workers based in schools, providing mental health support and wellbeing awards
• Bluebell Wood Children's HospiceminorOthersCharitable partnership supported by student fundraising activities

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large national Multi-Academy Trust running a broad portfolio of primary, secondary, and independent schools; comparable as a broad incumbent in the same sector with overlapping governance and central-service structures.
• Harris Federation: Major London-headquartered Multi-Academy Trust operating a large national portfolio of primary and secondary academies; relevant as a broad incumbent with comparable academy operating model and central services.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: One of the largest UK Multi-Academy Trusts operating dozens of academies nationally; comparable as a broader incumbent in the same academy sector though operating at materially greater scale than MLT.

Direct peers

• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Large Yorkshire-based Multi-Academy Trust operating more than 30 primary and secondary academies; comparable as a regionally rooted, performance-focused MAT with similar central-service and school-improvement structures.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: East Midlands Multi-Academy Trust operating a mix of primary and secondary academies with comparable scale and a similar locality-rooted operating model.
• Northern Education Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating a comparable network of primary and secondary academies across the North of England; similar size profile and operational structure to MLT's seven-academy footprint.
• Accord Multi Academy Trust: South Yorkshire Multi-Academy Trust and the named merger partner for Place Partnership Trust; operates a comparable network of primary and secondary academies and shares MLT's locality-based community model, making it the closest direct comparable.
• Rossington All Saints Academy Trust / Delta Academies Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating in Yorkshire with similar primary/secondary mix; directly comparable as a regional MAT competitor serving overlapping South Yorkshire communities.
• Star Academies: UK Multi-Academy Trust operating a comparable network of primary and secondary academies with a strong focus on enrichment and community partnerships - directly comparable as a regional/sector peer.

Regional players

• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Schools (local authority maintained): The local authority operating competing maintained schools in MLT's core Rotherham catchment; relevant as the geographically overlapping alternative provision against which MLT academies recruit.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MaltbyLearning

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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