Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust

What Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust does

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) and registered charity (company number 11240455) operating 16 schools — 15 primary and one special school — across the Epping Forest District in Essex, England. Formed in April 2018 from a consortium of schools that had collaborated for over 20 years, the Trust provides primary and special educational services to children aged 4-11 (primary) and up to 16 (special school), with the Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust (CDET) acting as Diocesan Corporate Member for its Church of England schools. The Trust's core funding flows from the UK government through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), based on pupil numbers, and is supplemented by ancillary income from school meals (£3.00 per day), a breakfast club (£6.50 per day), and an after-school club (£15.00 per day, Monday to Thursday).

Beyond direct school delivery, the Trust operates a Central Team covering School Improvement, Finance and Operations, HR, Technology, and Governance. Notable service lines include the West Essex SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), a School Improvement Team, a Wellbeing Service with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) provisions in two schools, and the Saffron Teaching School Hub extending support regionally. The Trust's technology stack centres on the ARBOR management information system for parent communications and online payments, with supplementary integrations to Google Analytics, Google Translate, Twitter, Vimeo, and YouTube. A newly created Head of Digital role signals organizational investment in digital curriculum development, GDPR compliance, and AI skill upskilling. Governance follows the standard UK MAT structure with five Members, a Board of Trustees, and distinct academies retaining individual identity while sharing central services.

Name

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust

Legal name

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust

Website

https://efspt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Multi-Academy Trust operating 16 schools (15 primary and 1 special) in Epping Forest District, Essex, England. Funded primarily by the UK government via the ESFA based on pupil numbers, with ancillary income from school meals and wraparound childcare services, plus shared central services including teacher training and wellbeing support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Student Support & Related Services (Counseling, SEL, Health, Safety) (EDAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Multi-academy trust
• Initial teacher training
• School improvement services
• Special educational needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Loughton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Core funding from UK government for academy schools through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), based on pupil numbers
2. School Meals: Catering services providing meals at £3.00 per day for pupils. Free meals provided for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils under government initiative
3. Breakfast Club: Before-school care service at £6.50 per day, available from 7:30am to 8:40am
4. After School Club: After-school care service at £15.00 per day from 3:20pm to 6:00pm, Monday to Thursday

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust operates a Multi-Academy Trust of 16 schools (15 Primary and 1 Special School) in the Epping Forest District of Essex, delivering primary and special education to children aged 4-11 and up to 16. In parallel, the trust runs the West Essex SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), a School Improvement Team, a Wellbeing Service with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) provisions, and the Saffron Teaching School Hub, all under a unified central team covering School Improvement, Finance & Operations, HR, Technology, and Governance. Income is primarily government-funded via the ESFA, with fee-based ancillary services such as school meals (£3.00/day), Breakfast Club (£6.50/day) and After School Club (£15.00/day).

Product overview

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust operating as a single unified educational platform consisting of 16 schools (15 Primary and 1 Special School). The trust provides centralised services through its Central Team covering School Improvement, Finance & Operations, HR, Technology, and Governance. Key offerings include the West Essex SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), a School Improvement Team, Wellbeing Service with SEMH provisions, and the Saffron Teaching School Hub. Each member academy maintains its individual identity while benefiting from collaborative resources, shared professional development networks, and unified governance structure. The trust was formed in 2018 from a consortium that had worked together for over 20 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust (CDET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDET is the Diocesan Corporate Member (DCM) of any MAT which includes a Chelmsford Diocese Board of Education Church School. Represents the Diocese in governance oversight of Church schools within the Trust.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anglian Learning: Multi-Academy Trust based in the East of England covering Essex and surrounding counties, operating a mix of primary, secondary, and special schools. Closest geographic peer to EFSPT and similar in operating model and Diocesan-linked schools.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: Large UK primary-focused Multi-Academy Trust operating dozens of academies; closest comparable to EFSPT in scale, primary-centric mix, and central-team service model. Both rely on per-pupil ESFA funding and operate wraparound services alongside curriculum delivery.
• Academy Transformation Trust: Mid-sized UK MAT operating primary and secondary academies across the Midlands and East of England; similar scale and central-team operating model to EFSPT and provides a useful comparator on cost-base and central services overhead.
• The Sigma Trust: Essex-based Multi-Academy Trust operating a comparable portfolio of primary and secondary schools; directly competes for pupils in Essex and offers similar central-team support services to its academies.
• Arthur Terry Learning Partnership: Mid-sized MAT operating a portfolio of primary and secondary schools in the Midlands with a comparable central-team structure and teaching-school alliance participation; useful scale and operating-model comparator.

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: National Multi-Academy Trust operating 50+ academies across England with a strong focus on holistic wellbeing, community hubs, and wraparound services — closely parallels EFSPT's Wellbeing/SEMH strategy but at substantially greater scale.
• The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT): One of the UK's largest Multi-Academy Trusts operating across London and the South East with 40+ academies; comparable central-team service structure and SCITT-equivalent operations make TKAT a broader incumbent peer in the MAT consolidation space.
• Harris Federation: Very large, well-resourced London-based Multi-Academy Trust with extensive central services, own SCITT, and primary/secondary coverage; a benchmark for the scaled-up version of EFSPT's operating model.

Others

• Saffron Teaching School Hub: EFSPT hosts this Teaching School Hub within its structure; comparable as a regional teacher-training and school-improvement network and a mechanism through which EFSPT engages with neighbouring schools and MATs.
• Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust (CDET): Diocesan body acting as Corporate Member for Church of England schools in EFSPT; structurally intertwined with the Trust's governance and a key enabling partner for any future C of E school conversions into the Trust.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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