INMAT

What INMAT does

INMAT is a multi-academy trust (MAT) headquartered in Lamport, Northamptonshire, operating 13 primary schools across the county (Daventry, Kettering, Northampton, Wollaston, Little Harrowden and Wellingborough). The trust serves roughly 3,720 pupils aged 4–11 and employs 525 staff drawn from 42 nationalities, making it one of the more substantial primary-only MATs in the region. As a company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10427291), INMAT is governed by five Members and an eleven-member Board of Trustees chaired by Linda Brooks, with Helen Williams (former His Majesty's Inspector) as CEO.

The core service is the direct delivery of infant, junior and primary education through the 13 academies, with admissions routed through North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council systems. Beyond pupil-facing education, INMAT runs two ancillary commercial services: a School-to-School Support consultancy (school improvement, curriculum design, leadership development, operational management for external schools) delivered as a service-line product, and a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme operated with the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub, producing QTS/PGCE-qualified teachers. A digital parents-evening and club-booking platform standardizes engagement tooling across the academies. The trust is not a technology company: no proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, API, or app product is disclosed.

The revenue model is B2B/B2G rather than transactional. As a publicly funded MAT, INMAT does not set fees; instead, the trust receives per-pupil funding from the UK Department for Education via local-authority allocations, supplemented by income from School-to-School Support contracts and SCITT tuition fees. Customer concentration is structurally mono-buyer — the DfE (and partner local authorities) is the dominant funder — while the underlying "customers" are the families allocated places at the 13 academies and the external schools purchasing improvement services. Marketing and recruitment are run through the trust website, 13 academy websites, newsletters, local-authority admissions portals, and a dedicated talent pool. The trust is a member of the National Governance Association, Governors for Schools, and the Confederation of School Trusts, and maintains GDPR compliance and safeguarding policies across all member schools.

Name

INMAT

Legal name

INMAT

Website

https://inmat.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

INMAT is a charitable multi-academy trust operating 13 primary schools across Northamptonshire, serving roughly 3,720 pupils with 525 staff, funded primarily by the UK Department for Education and supplemented by school-improvement consultancy and teacher-training services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusion, Special Needs & Early Intervention Training (IEPs/IFSPs, Neurodiversity) (EDACAIAF)

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Multi-academy trust
• Teacher training
• School improvement services
• Primary education network

Headquarters

HQ city

Lamport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a multi-academy trust, INMAT receives government funding from the Department for Education to deliver primary education services across its 13 academies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INMAT is a charitable multi-academy trust that operates 13 primary schools across Northamptonshire, delivering infant, junior and primary education to 3,720 pupils. Its core offering is full primary education delivery through the academy network, supplemented by School-to-School Support consultancy for external schools and a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme offering QTS/PGCE qualifications through the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub.

Product overview

INMAT is a multi-academy trust operating 13 primary schools across Northamptonshire. The organization functions as an educational services provider rather than a technology product company. Their core offering is primary education delivery through their academy network, supplemented by School to School Support consultancy services for external schools, and Teacher Training through the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub SCITT programme. The trust also provides digital platforms for parents including booking systems for parents' evenings, clubs, and courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• INMAT Primary School Network Network of 13 government-funded primary academies across Northamptonshire delivering statutory infant, junior and primary education services for pupils aged 4-11 across Kettering, Daventry, Northampton and Wellingborough.
• School to School Support Paid consultancy service for non-INMAT schools covering school improvement, curriculum design, leadership development, behaviour management, data utilisation and bespoke support packages.
• Teacher Training (SCITT Programme) Initial Teacher Training programme delivered in partnership with the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub, awarding QTS and a PGCE to graduates and career changers pursuing primary teaching careers.
• Parents Evening and Club Booking Platform Online booking platform used across INMAT academies enabling parents to schedule parents' evenings, sign up for clubs and enrol on courses.

Named customers12 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• National Governance Association (NGA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINMAT refers potential trustees and governors to the National Governance Association for guidance and training on governance practices.
• Governors for SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINMAT partners with Governors for Schools to support governance recruitment and excellence across its academies.
• Confederation of School Trusts (CST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINMAT maintains membership with the Confederation of School Trusts for professional development and policy guidance.
• Northamptonshire Teaching School HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINMAT collaborates with the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub to deliver the School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme, enabling teacher qualification and professional development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: Large national MAT operating primary and secondary academies across England with a strong community-embedded model; directly comparable on multi-academy trust structure, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• United Learning: UK's largest MAT operating both independent and state schools nationwide; relevant as the scaled-up incumbent analogue with comprehensive teacher-training and school-improvement capabilities that INMAT aspires to grow into.
• Harris Federation: One of the UK's largest MATs operating primary, secondary and sixth-form academies; comparable on multi-school delivery and teacher training programmes, but much larger and more geographically concentrated in London/south.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): National MAT operating primary, secondary, and special academies across England under a similar DfE-funded model; broadly comparable as a multi-region incumbent with overlapping services.

Direct peers

• REAch2 Academy Trust: UK's largest primary-focused multi-academy trust with a similar model of multiple primary schools under unified governance and shared central services; operates School-to-School Support and serves a comparable UK family audience with the same DfE funding model.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Regional UK MAT operating primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands; close geographic and operational analogue with a comparable school-improvement and central-services structure.
• Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT): Multi-academy trust operating 45+ primary and secondary schools across southern and central England; directly comparable on primary-education focus and centralised academy services, though at a larger and multi-region scale.

Regional players

• Unity Schools Partnership: Multi-academy trust covering Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and Essex with strong primary and teacher-training offerings; comparable UK MAT model but in an adjacent East-of-England geography rather than Northamptonshire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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