Brigantia Learning Trust

What Brigantia Learning Trust does

Brigantia Learning Trust is a not-for-profit Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) registered as a private limited company in England and Wales, founded in March 2014 and headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom. It operates four academies across six sites serving approximately 4,000 students aged 2-19 and employs around 500 staff. The trust's core portfolio comprises Longley Park Sixth Form Academy (post-16), Hinde House 2-16 Academy (all-through), Yewlands Academy (11-16 secondary), and the newly formed Brigantia Hill Fort Academy (2-11 primary, created via the September 2025 amalgamation of Wincobank Nursery Infant Academy and Concord Junior Academy). The trust's operating technology is conventional for a UK MAT: a SharePoint-based governance portal, a Greenhouse-built website, Google Analytics and Maps integration, and adoption of third-party education platforms Lyfta (immersive storytelling content) and Steplab (video-based teacher coaching).

Name

Brigantia Learning Trust

Legal name

Brigantia Learning Trust

Website

https://brigantiatrust.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Brigantia Learning Trust is a not-for-profit Multi-Academy Trust in Sheffield operating four academies and an alternative provision across six sites, serving approximately 4,000 students aged 2-19 with around 500 staff, funded primarily through UK government per-pupil grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Academy Trust Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursery School Readiness & Transition Programs (EDACACAL)

Keywords

• Multi-academy trust
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Post-16 education
• Alternative provision

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a publicly funded Multi-Academy Trust, Brigantia receives government funding through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to operate its academies serving students aged 2-19. Revenue is generated through per-pupil funding, additional grants, and commissioned services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brigantia Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust operating five academies across six sites in Sheffield, UK, delivering seamless educational services from nursery through sixth form to approximately 4,000 students aged 2-19. The trust also operates a commissioned alternative provision service (Belong, Learn, Transform) for children aged 6-16 at risk of exclusion, and an internal catering service (Brigantia Catering) launched in 2025.

Product overview

Brigantia Learning Trust operates as a Multi Academy Trust of four academies serving learners aged 2-19 in Sheffield. The core portfolio comprises Longley Park Sixth Form Academy (post-16), Hinde House 2-16 Academy (all-through), Yewlands Academy (secondary), and Brigantia Hill Fort Academy (primary, formed September 2025 via amalgamation). These academies are supported by central Trust services (finance, HR, IT, premises, governance) and complemented by Belong, Learn, Transform Alternative Provision (serving children aged 6-16 at risk of exclusion) and the newly launched Brigantia Catering internal service. As pioneers of 2-19 education in Sheffield, the Trust provides a seamless multiphase educational journey with consistent values and commitment to excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Longley Park Sixth Form Academy Post-16 academy offering GCSEs, A Levels and Vocational education for 16-19-year-olds in Sheffield, joined the Trust in August 2017.
• Hinde House 2-16 Academy All-through academy providing education from nursery through to secondary (ages 2-16), with Primary Phase at Bracken Road and Secondary Phase at Shiregreen Lane, Sheffield.
• Yewlands Academy Secondary academy for students aged 11-16 situated in the north of Sheffield, joined the Trust in March 2018 following the collapse of a Yorkshire trust.
• Brigantia Hill Fort Academy Primary academy formed from amalgamation of Wincobank Nursery and Infants Academy and Concord Junior Academy in September 2025, providing full Primary offer including award-winning Ducklings pre-school/nursery provision for children aged 2-5.
• Belong, Learn, Transform Alternative provision commissioned by Sheffield City Council to support children aged 6-16 at risk of exclusion, providing 36 student places across four key stages and two sites, with focus on closing gaps in English and Maths while addressing SEMH needs through personalised learning plans and specialised curriculum.
• Brigantia Catering Trust-wide internal catering service launched September 2025, managing all school meals internally to improve quality of food, student health, and the highest standard of safeguarding, health and nutrition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of students attend at least a Good school (2017)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LyftacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2025Digital platform bringing immersive storytelling into the classroom, designed to engage learners and nurture curiosity and compassion whilst teaching critical thinking. Linked to Outstanding Ofsted ratings in personal development. 92% of teachers report it helps students understand people from different backgrounds.
• SteplabcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Professional learning platform designed to improve teaching by providing techniques, models and coaching, and support reflection and progress tracking through video capture and analytics. Built by former school leaders and supports roles from ECTs to senior leaders.
• STEER EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Works in tandem with Reconnected to provide a well-rounded approach to pastoral intervention. Organisation has background in charity and education ensuring an evidenced-based approach to student support.
• National College of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Accredited three members of staff across Hinde House as Teacher-Coaches through a 15-month specialised programme of in-depth training on research-based instructional coaching strategies, feedback models, learning theories and communication techniques.
• ReconnectedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Non-profit organisation aiming to reduce permanent exclusions in settings across the country. Promotes trauma-informed approach to deal with the root cause of exclusion. Coaches work in partnership with pupil, academy and family to mentor, provide support and remove barriers.
• The Ingle Foundation (Brendan Ingle Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Foundation established to address needs of socially excluded and those at risk of becoming socially marginalised. Achieves aims by promoting social inclusion through sport, mentoring and education. Works with young adults creating opportunity and togetherness through local projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): Large national sponsor Multi-Academy Trust operating primary, secondary and special academies. Comparable in operating model (sponsorship of underperforming schools, central services) and in being a not-for-profit academy sponsor competing for the same government funding streams.
• David Ross Education Trust: Larger national Multi-Academy Trust running primary and secondary academies across England. Relevant as a broader incumbent MAT competing for both pupils and academy sponsorship deals; explicitly named in Brigantia's leadership recruitment history.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: One of the largest UK Multi-Academy Trusts, operating dozens of secondary and primary academies. Comparable as a large national MAT competing for talent, sponsored schools and regional reputation in Yorkshire.
• United Learning: Large national Multi-Academy Trust operating primary, secondary and independent schools. Comparable as a charitable trust of much greater scale, sharing the same regulatory framework, central-services model and academy sponsorship strategy.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: National Multi-Academy Trust running primary, secondary and special schools across England. Comparable as a similarly structured charitable MAT with sponsored-academy growth strategy and overlapping SEND/SEMH provision.
• Tauheedul Education Trust: Multi-Academy Trust running primary and secondary academies with a focus on disadvantaged communities. Comparable as a charitable trust of similar social-mobility mission, sharing ESFA funding dependencies and school-improvement turnarounds of underperforming academies.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Mid-sized national Multi-Academy Trust operating primary and secondary academies, focused on areas of disadvantage. Comparable as a trust of similar scale targeting comparable pupil demographics under the same ESFA framework.
• E-ACT: National Multi-Academy Trust running primary, secondary and alternative provision academies across England. Comparable as a large-scale academy sponsor with a dedicated alternative-provision portfolio, overlapping with Brigantia's BLT unit.

Regional players

• White Rose Academies Trust: Yorkshire-based Multi-Academy Trust operating secondary and primary academies. Comparable as a regional MAT of broadly similar size serving communities in a neighbouring part of Yorkshire, with the same ESFA funding model and governance requirements.

Direct peers

• Steel City Schools Partnership: Sheffield-based primary Multi-Academy Trust serving over 3,400 pupils with 550+ staff. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping Sheffield geography, similar not-for-profit MAT structure and parallel mission around disadvantaged communities; one of Brigantia's trustees also leads this trust.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brigantialearn1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brigantia-learning-trust

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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