Inspire Partnership Academy Trust

What Inspire Partnership Academy Trust does

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is a UK-based non-profit multi-academy trust founded in 2017 that operates 10 primary schools across Croydon, Greenwich, and Medway. The trust, led by CEO Rob Carpenter with a 69-employee workforce, delivers primary education to pupils within its network and has grown through school conversions including West Thornton Primary in April 2020 and Chattenden Primary in 2024. Its schools have demonstrated strong Ofsted outcomes, with West Thornton rated Outstanding in 4 of 5 inspection categories.

The trust's revenue model is anchored on UK government per-pupil funding, which flows via the Department for Education and constitutes the overwhelming majority of income. A modest commercial arm supplements this through school-to-school support services delivered via the Greenwich Learning Partnership, Professional Learning Programmes priced at £150 per school, and Excellence Days at £80 per half-day. These productised offerings monetise internal pedagogical expertise to other schools and represent a small but strategically meaningful diversification away from pure grant dependency.

Operational technology infrastructure is built on standard commercial tools — Google Sites, Canva, and Eventbrite — indicating a deliberately lean, low-overhead digital footprint appropriate to a small MAT. The trust has no documented AI, machine learning, or proprietary technology capability, and its competitive position rests on regulatory status as an academy trust, Ofsted reputation, and educational leadership talent rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust

Legal name

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust

Website

https://inspirepartnership.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is a UK non-profit multi-academy trust operating 10 primary schools across Croydon, Greenwich, and Medway, delivering primary education and school-to-school professional learning services under CEO Rob Carpenter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Academy Trust Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• School-to-school support
• Professional development
• Curriculum framework
• Academy trust operations

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academy Trust Funding: Government funding for academy trusts in the UK, providing core operational funding for the 10 schools in the trust.
2. School-to-School Support Services: Training programmes and school improvement support delivered to other schools, including phonics training, teaching and learning reviews, curriculum planning support, and bespoke SEND/inclusion support.
3. Excellence Days and Visit Packages: Half-day and full-day visits to schools offering specialised packages including curriculum, early years, learning environment, values-based education, English and maths learning journeys, leadership, pupil leadership, and inclusion. Priced at £80 for half-day with refreshments.
4. Professional Learning Programmes: External professional development courses for teachers and leaders across the education sector, covering Reception provision, reading attainment, maths attainment, SEND provision, and improving attendance. Sessions offered at £150 per school for existing subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust operates a network of 10 primary schools delivering education from Reception through Key Stage 2 in Croydon, Greenwich, and Medway, supported by a Global Curriculum framework with emphasis on language development, global citizenship, and character education. The trust also sells school-to-school improvement services, practitioner-led professional development programmes, and Excellence Day visit packages to other schools and education professionals across the UK education sector.

Product overview

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust operates as a unified platform of educational services and professional development offerings across its network of 10 primary schools. The core offering consists of the Global Curriculum framework, which serves as the foundational educational programme. This is complemented by a Professional Learning Programme offering sector-wide training in Reception, reading, maths, SEND, and attendance. The Forest Academy Attendance Hub provides specialized attendance improvement resources. Excellence Day Packages enable visiting educators to observe best practices across curriculum, early years, leadership, and inclusion. School-to-School Support delivers bespoke improvement interventions, while the Leadership Learning Partnership (in collaboration with Greenwich Learning Partnership) provides networking and professional development for school leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Curriculum: A comprehensive curriculum framework designed to provide a strong foundation for learners, equipping them with essential knowledge, skills, and values needed to thrive in the 21st century, with focus on language development, global citizenship, and character education.
• Forest Academy Attendance Hub
• Leadership Learning Partnership

Products and services

• Global Curriculum A comprehensive curriculum framework designed for primary school pupils, providing essential knowledge, skills, and values needed for the 21st century with emphasis on global citizenship, character education, and language development. Used across the trust's 10 primary schools and showcased via a Google Sites platform.
• Professional Learning Programme Collaborative professional development offering for teachers and leaders across the education sector, covering Reception provision, reading attainment, maths attainment, SEND provision, and attendance improvement. Published as a 2025-26 programme available to external schools.
• Forest Academy Attendance Hub Online resource offering practical tools, approaches, and research to help schools develop effective student attendance strategies. Developed by Forest Academy as part of the trust's attendance improvement work.
• Excellence Day Packages Half-day and full-day visit packages to Inspire Partnership schools covering Curriculum, Early Years, Learning Environment, Values-based Education, English Learning Journey, Maths Learning Journey & Mastery, Leadership, Pupil Leadership, and Inclusion. Priced at £80 for a half-day visit with refreshments.
• School-to-School Support Training programmes and on-site school improvement support delivered to other schools, including school-based phonics training, teaching and learning reviews, curriculum planning support, and bespoke SEND and inclusion support. Delivered through NLE/SLE deployment or direct contact.
• Leadership Learning Partnership National forum fostering dialogue and solutions for SEND and inclusion across the education sector, featuring online networking sessions with guest speakers and in-person school visits. Delivered in collaboration with Greenwich Learning Partnership at £150 per school for subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Six of nine primary schools improved from inadequate or requires improvement to good and outstanding
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Greenwich Learning PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration to deliver the Leadership Learning Partnership (formerly Headteacher Network), a national forum fostering dialogue and solutions for SEND and inclusion across the education sector. The partnership offers online networking sessions with guest speakers and in-person school visits. The programme costs £150 per school for subscribers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• ARK Schools: Multi-academy trust operating a network of primary and secondary schools with significant focus on school turnaround and a defined curriculum framework (ARK Curriculum Plus). Closely comparable to Inspire Partnership's turnaround-driven, curriculum-led model.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: National primary-focused multi-academy trust with a similar ethos of practitioner-led school improvement and a network of schools across multiple regions. Highly comparable to Inspire Partnership in primary-heavy portfolio and growth-via-acquisition model.
• Delta Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating schools across northern and central England, with a track record of acquiring and improving underperforming schools. Comparable to Inspire Partnership's school-improvement-led growth strategy.
• Oasis Community Learning: One of the largest UK MATs, running primary and secondary schools nationwide with a values-driven ethos and inclusion focus. Comparable to Inspire Partnership's community-first, collaboration-led approach and SEND/inclusion emphasis.
• Greenshaw Learning Trust: Multi-academy trust expanding across South East England and beyond, with a comparable mix of primary schools and a growth-by-acquisition strategy. Comparable to Inspire Partnership's regional London/south-east concentration and school-improvement mandate.
• The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT): Large UK multi-academy trust with a strong school turnaround heritage and a portfolio spanning primary and secondary schools. Directly comparable to Inspire Partnership in operating model and emphasis on transforming underperforming schools.

Others

• Greenwich Learning Partnership: Strategic partner organisation that co-delivers the Leadership Learning Partnership with Inspire Partnership, offering school-to-school training and headteacher networks. Closely comparable in the professional development and school improvement services space, and a current collaborator rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust running primary, secondary, and all-through schools with a strong emphasis on professional development and a shared curriculum model. Directly comparable to Inspire Partnership's trust-based, school-improvement approach, but at national scale.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating dozens of primary and secondary schools across London and southern England. Highly comparable to Inspire Partnership in operating model, primary school focus, and school-to-school support offerings, but at materially greater scale.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): One of the UK's largest MATs, operating a broad portfolio of primary and secondary schools with a focus on school improvement and professional development. Comparable in operating model though significantly larger and more geographically dispersed than Inspire Partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/inspirepartnership
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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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