Batley Multi Academy Trust

What Batley Multi Academy Trust does

Batley Multi Academy Trust (BMAT) is a state-funded Multi Academy Trust and registered charity incorporated in England and Wales, operating a family of 9 schools (as of April 2025) serving over 4,500 learners aged 2-18 in Batley, West Yorkshire. The Trust's core offering comprises primary, secondary, and sixth-form education delivered through wholly-owned operating schools including Batley Girls' High School, Batley Grammar School, Upper Batley High School, BG6 College, Field Lane, Healey, Manorfield, and the newly joined Purlwell and Hyrstmount. It employs over 750 staff and is governed by 70-strong volunteer Members, Trustees and Governors.

The Trust's business model is anchored on UK Department for Education funding via local authority per-pupil formulas, supplemented by ancillary revenue from The Fields Community Spaces (facility hire at two primary school sites for training, meetings and workshops) and the Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership (an Initial Teacher Training programme delivering ITAP across Kirklees, Wakefield, Leeds and Halifax in collaboration with Trinity Institute of Education). Digital infrastructure is conventional — Primarysite CMS, Matomo analytics, Google Translate accessibility widget, Vimeo video, and a trial of Pocketalk AI translation — rather than proprietary technology. GTM is community-centric: admissions via local authority processes, secondary school open events, parent/carer forums, community events (Run for Jo, Batley Bake Off, Great Get Together), and content channels including the CEO Blog, The Batley Buzz newsletter, and Batley Brilliance magazine.

As a not-for-profit charitable company limited by guarantee with no parent company or external equity investment, BMAT reinvests surpluses into school facilities and community programmes. Strategic priorities evidenced in the data include expanding the school family, deepening teacher training capacity, scaling community-facing facilities, and adopting assistive technology for its high EAL learner population (455 EAL learners speaking nearly 30 languages at Upper Batley High School alone).

Name

Batley Multi Academy Trust

Legal name

Batley Multi Academy Trust

Website

https://batleymat.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Batley Multi Academy Trust is a state-funded UK charity operating 9 schools in Batley, West Yorkshire, delivering primary, secondary and sixth-form education to over 4,500 learners aged 2-18, supported by community spaces and an Initial Teacher Training partnership across West Yorkshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter STEM/STEAM-Focused Schools (EDAJACAG)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Secondary education
• Teacher training programs
• Community education spaces
• Academy trust governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Batley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: State-funded academy trust receiving UK Department for Education funding for operating schools and educational provision for students aged 2-18, plus sixth form education.
2. Community Spaces Hire: The Fields Community Spaces at Field Lane and Manorfield schools generate revenue through hiring out conference rooms and training facilities to external organisations for meetings, training sessions, seminars and workshops.
3. Teacher Training Services: The Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership provides Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in collaboration with Trinity Institute of Education, generating revenue from trainee teacher programs across Kirklees, Wakefield, Leeds and Halifax.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Batley Multi Academy Trust is a charitable Multi Academy Trust that operates a family of primary, secondary, and sixth-form schools in Batley, West Yorkshire, delivering state-funded education to more than 4,500 pupils aged 2 to 18. Alongside its schools, the trust runs the Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership for teacher training and The Fields Community Spaces, which are available for community hire.

Product overview

Batley Multi Academy Trust operates as a unified educational organization comprising 8 schools serving over 4,500 learners from nursery age through sixth form. The portfolio includes primary schools (Field Lane, Healey, Manorfield, Purlwell, Hyrstmount), secondary schools (Upper Batley High School, Batley Girls' High School, Batley Grammar School), and sixth form provision (BG6 College). Supporting the core educational mission, the Trust offers The Fields community spaces, the Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership for teacher training, and communication channels including The Batley Buzz newsletter, Batley Brilliance magazine, and CEO Blog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Fields Community Spaces: Community centres offering workshops, courses, training and support to families and individuals in the Batley community, located at Field Lane and Manorfield schools.
• Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership

Products and services

• Batley Multi Academy Trust primary schools

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,500 learners served across 8 schools
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trinity Institute of Education (TIOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership works in collaboration with Trinity Institute of Education as part of the ITT (Initial Teacher Training) team for trainees based in schools across Kirklees, Wakefield, Leeds and Halifax.
• Great AthletesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealey School partnered with Great Athletes for sporting events, including GB Para-Athlete Antony Cotterill coaching learners and leading motivational assemblies about resilience and determination.
• Keep Britain TidyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust family of schools supported Keep Britain Tidy's spring campaign in partnership with local business Heeleys, pledging to collect at least 100 bags of litter from Batley streets as part of environmental sustainability work.
• Batley Food BankminorOthersTrust schools support Batley Food Bank as one of their annual charity partnerships, teaching students about community responsibility and helping those less fortunate.
• Forget Me Not Children's HospiceminorOthersTrust schools support Forget Me Not Children's Hospice as an annual charity partner, providing fundraising and awareness support.
• Jo Cox FoundationcoreOthersTrust schools actively support the Jo Cox Foundation through The Great Get Together events, Run for Jo, and Batley Bake Off competitions, continuing Jo's legacy of unity and community spirit.
• Local UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBatley Girls' High School has partnerships with both businesses and universities to enhance school life experience and career pathways for students.
• Heartfelt WaysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellbeing centre in Huddersfield partnered with Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership to provide holistic support for trainee teachers including workshops, meditation courses and one-to-one sessions since 2018.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK MATs operating primarily in London and the South East, running primary, secondary and all-through academies. Directly comparable in operating model (multi-academy trust with central team and conversion growth), differing mainly by geography and scale.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: Large primary-focused MAT with national footprint. Comparable in operating a family of primary schools under a central trust structure with shared services; overlaps directly with BMAT's primary and junior school footprint.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Mid-sized MAT operating primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized multi-academy trust with a comparable community/school conversion focus.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Large Yorkshire-based multi-academy trust operating dozens of primary and secondary schools across the North of England. Closest geographic and structural peer to BMAT given overlapping catchment in West Yorkshire and similar school-conversion growth model.
• United Learning: National MAT combining state-funded academies with independent schools, sharing similar central-service operating model and teacher-training programmes. Comparable on portfolio breadth, central team structure, and teacher development emphasis.
• Oasis Community Learning: National MAT with explicit community-hub model (Oasis hubs), running primary and secondary academies. Closest competitor in framing schools as community anchors and offering wraparound non-educational services similar to BMAT's The Fields community spaces.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): One of the UK's largest MATs operating primary and secondary academies nationally. Comparable on scale, school-conversion strategy, and central back-office operating model, though AET serves significantly more schools than BMAT.
• L.E.A.D. Academy Trust: Nottingham-based MAT operating primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands. Comparable in scale, school-conversion strategy, and emphasis on leadership development and pupil welfare.
• Star Academies: Non-profit MAT operating a national chain of primary and secondary schools with strong faith-and-community ethos. Highly comparable in operating structure and community-engagement narrative similar to BMAT's Batley community focus.

Others

• Trinity Institute of Education (part of Trinity College London): Higher-education and teacher-training partner already collaborating with BMAT on the Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership. Adjacent ecosystem participant on the ITT/teacher-development side of BMAT's business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/batleymat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BatleyMultiAcademyTrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/batleymat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/batley-multi-academy-trust
• Instagraminstagram.com/batleymat

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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