Accord Multi Academy Trust

What Accord Multi Academy Trust does

Accord Multi Academy Trust is a UK state-funded Multi Academy Trust (MAT) headquartered in Ossett, West Yorkshire, operating a portfolio of six academies that deliver education from early years through post-16. Founded in 2016, the Trust comprises Horbury Academy and Ossett Academy (secondary), Accord Sixth Form College (post-16), and three primary/infant schools: Middlestown Primary Academy, Horbury Primary Academy, and South Ossett Infants Academy. The Trust added a 2-year-old provision called Little Hands Pre-School at Middlestown in January 2026 and absorbed South Ossett Infants in July 2024. The Trust also offers a School Improvement Offer and Trust Partnership Agreements to external schools considering joining the MAT.

The operating model is a typical UK academy trust structure: revenue is dominated by per-pupil funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), supplemented by transactional income from wraparound care, before/after-school clubs, trips, uniform and merchandise sales (including a £1.40 branded water bottle) processed via the MCAS parent platform (Bromcom). The Trust uses commodity education technology for delivery — Microsoft Teams and Seesaw for remote learning, MCAS for parental engagement and payments, Mathletics and Purple Mash for numeracy and creative learning, and Sophos for endpoint security — with no proprietary technology or AI capability disclosed.

The Trust is a not-for-profit educational charity governed by Trustees and Members, with no external parent or private equity ownership. CEO Alan Warboys has led the Trust since inception, and the Trust is designated a National Support School, with all academies rated 'Good' by Ofsted since joining. In October 2025 the Department for Education approved a voluntary merger of equals with Maltby Learning Trust to form 'Place Partnership', a combined 12-academy organisation anticipated to take effect 1 September 2026, effectively doubling scale and extending the geographic footprint into South Yorkshire.

Name

Accord Multi Academy Trust

Legal name

Accord Multi Academy Trust

Website

https://accordmat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Accord Multi Academy Trust is a UK state-funded educational charity operating six West Yorkshire academies spanning primary, secondary, and post-16 education. Founded in 2016 and led by CEO Alan Warboys, the Trust is set to double in scale through a 2026 merger with Maltby Learning Trust forming Place Partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Needs-Inclusive Early Learning Academies (EDACADAI)

Keywords

• Multi academy trust
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Sixth form college
• School improvement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ossett, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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: State-funded education through the UK government's pupil-led funding formula. Academies receive funding based on pupil numbers and demographics.
2. Extended Services and Facilities: Revenue from additional services including wraparound care, after-school clubs, school trips, and uniform sales through the MCAS platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Accord Multi Academy Trust is a UK educational charity that operates a network of six academies across West Yorkshire, delivering primary, secondary, and post-16 education to pupils aged 2-18. The Trust provides central services (HR, finance, procurement, school improvement) to its member academies and offers a School Improvement Offer to schools considering joining the Trust. Following its pending merger with Maltby Learning Trust (effective 1 September 2026), it will operate 12 academies under the name Place Partnership.

Product overview

Accord Multi Academy Trust operates as a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) managing a portfolio of educational institutions across West Yorkshire. The Trust's core portfolio consists of six academies: two secondary schools (Horbury Academy, Ossett Academy), one sixth form college (Accord Sixth Form College), and three primary/infant schools (Middlestown Primary Academy, Horbury Primary Academy, South Ossett Infants Academy). Additionally, the Trust offers a 2-year-old provision called Little Hands Pre-School at Middlestown Primary Academy. The Trust also provides school improvement services to external institutions through partnership agreements. All academies benefit from central Trust support including HR, finance, procurement, and strategic leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horbury Academy
• Ossett Academy
• Accord Sixth Form College Post-16 provision within the Trust offering A-level and further education courses to students.
• Middlestown Primary Academy Primary academy serving pupils from ages 3-11 in Middlestown, Wakefield.
• Horbury Primary Academy Primary academy within the Trust offering education for younger children in the Horbury area.
• South Ossett Infants Academy Infant school in Ossett serving approximately 90 pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.
• Little Hands Pre-School 2-year-old provision at Middlestown Primary Academy housed in a state-of-the-art modular building with purpose-built toddler environment and outdoor learning area.
• School Improvement Offer Trust partnership and school improvement services offered to other educational institutions considering joining the MAT, providing targeted support, expertise, and shared best practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 nationally for staff satisfaction in 2025 Edurio Awards - Trust Value Award Excellence
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Maltby Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Voluntary merger of equals to create Place Partnership, a combined family of 12 academies. The merger was approved by the Department for Education in October 2025 and is anticipated to take effect from 1 September 2026. Both Trusts share similar vision and values shaped around putting children first, setting high standards, and delivering exceptional learning experiences.
• South Ossett Infants AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024South Ossett Infants Academy formally joined Accord MAT on 1 July 2024. The academy had received targeted support from the Trust as part of a Trust Partnership Agreement for approximately two years prior to formally joining. Serves approximately 90 pupils in EYFS and Key Stage 1.
• Reward GatewaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Reward Gateway provides employees with a central employee engagement app with access to retailer discounts, cashback scheme, 24/7 access to support, salary sacrifice schemes and healthcare cash plans through their Accord Rewards platform.
• Wakefield Music ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWakefield Music Service provides Samba teaching to Year 5 children every week, with termly concerts to showcase learning to parents and peers. Part of comprehensive music education provision.
• KapowsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTrust follows the Kapow French scheme of work for Modern Foreign Language teaching throughout Key Stage 2, providing structured curriculum and resources.
• EduriosupportingTechnology or IntegrationEdurio is a leading platform for educational surveys, offering pupils, parents, staff and stakeholders the opportunity to share their insights. Their awards programme celebrates excellence across the education sector, gathering feedback from more than 80,000 educational professionals.
• West Yorkshire Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Education WorkstreamsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiddlestown Primary Academy is a proud member of the West Yorkshire Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Education Workstream which aims to create trauma-informed settings by 2030.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: One of the largest national multi-academy trusts, running primary and secondary academies across England. Comparable K-12 operating model with overlapping improvement focus but much larger footprint.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: National MAT with a secondary-heavy portfolio and a partnership/academy improvement model similar to Accord's Trust Partnership Agreements, but operating at substantially larger national scale.
• Star Academies: National MAT operating primary and secondary schools with a partnership-led growth approach and strong improvement focus. Similar DNA to Accord's school improvement offer but at much larger national scale.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust operating 30+ academies across England. Overlaps in K-12 offering and academy conversion/turnaround model, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic spread.
• United Learning: Large national MAT combining state and independent schools across primary and secondary phases. Similar K-12 educational model but operates at a substantially larger scale with a broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Large Yorkshire-based multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies across the region, headquartered in Wakefield. Comparable K-12 portfolio and regional MAT model, though significantly larger.

Others

• Wakefield Grammar School Foundation: Independent schools foundation serving the same Wakefield community with a K-12 educational offering. Not a state-funded peer but a useful local comparator given shared geography and pupil catchment.

Direct peers

• Wellspring Academy Trust: Regional multi-academy trust with a combined primary/secondary footprint and a comparable school improvement ethos. Similar MAT governance structure and partnership-led growth approach.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Regional multi-academy trust with a comparable combined primary/secondary structure and a similar school improvement-led mandate. Closely matches Accord MAT's mid-sized regional model.
• Maltby Learning Trust: Pending merger partner with very similar size, structure and regional footprint. Both operate K-12 mixed primary/secondary trusts in the Yorkshire area and are combining to form Place Partnership from September 2026.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AccordMAT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/accordmat

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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