What Leigh Trust does

Leigh Trust is a non-profit Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) registered in England and Wales (Companies House No. 08779660), governing seven primary schools across Birmingham and Walsall in the West Midlands. Founded on 1 January 2014 with the conversion of Leigh Primary School to academy status, the trust has grown to serve 3,871 children and employ 550 staff, with 69 volunteer governors providing local oversight through per-school Local Governing Bodies under a Board of Trustees.

The trust operates an integrated platform of central services for member schools, including dedicated school improvement teams, HR, finance and estates functions, governance training, and safeguarding infrastructure. Proprietary frameworks structure the value proposition: the TEAM Values Framework ("Together Everyone Achieves More") and CARES values underpin governance and operations, while the Leigh Flourish Framework delivers wellbeing and family support across the trust, supported by a partnership with BounceTogether for survey-based wellbeing measurement. Data-driven performance monitoring consolidates pupil outcomes across schools to direct school improvement resources where they are most needed.

Revenue is derived almost entirely from per-pupil Department for Education Academy Funding under Master and Supplemental Funding Agreements for each school, supplemented by Pupil Premium, Sports Premium, other statutory grants, and a small room-hire service at Nansen Primary School. As a non-profit charitable trust, surplus is reinvested in member schools rather than distributed. The trust's go-to-market is relationship-driven, targeting maintained primary schools considering academy conversion and existing academies seeking a supportive MAT partner, with regional MAT-to-MAT networking reinforcing inbound interest.

Name

Leigh Trust

Legal name

Leigh Trust

Website

https://leightrust.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leigh Trust is a non-profit Multi-Academy Trust operating seven primary schools across Birmingham and Walsall in the West Midlands of England, educating approximately 3,871 children with 550 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Academy Funding (Government): Leigh Trust receives government funding through Academy Funding Agreements for each of its seven schools. Funding is allocated per pupil and covers educational operations, staffing, and school improvement activities.
2. Room Hire Services: The trust generates revenue by hiring out conference and meeting rooms at Nansen Primary School to external organisations. They offer a Conference Room (up to 100 people), Meeting Rooms (14-16 people), and Community Rooms with catering, AV equipment, parking, and Wi-Fi services.
3. Pupil Premium and Special Grants: Additional government funding streams including Pupil Premium for disadvantaged pupils, Sports Premium, and other statutory grants that support specific educational initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leigh Trust is a Multi Academy Trust that operates seven primary schools across Birmingham and Walsall in the West Midlands, delivering primary education (Early Years through Key Stage 2) to 3,871 children. The trust provides central services including school improvement support, governance, HR, finance, estates management, and operational infrastructure to its member schools. Its differentiated offering includes the TEAM/CARES values framework, the Leigh Flourish wellbeing programme, and a small room hire service for external organisations at Nansen Primary School.

Product overview

Leigh Trust is a Multi Academy Trust operating seven primary schools across Birmingham and Walsall. The trust provides a unified educational platform offering core schooling services complemented by add-on services including the Leigh Flourish wellbeing initiative and room hire facilities. The trust partners with BounceTogether for wellbeing survey measurement. Services are delivered through member schools: Alston Primary School, Bentley West Primary School, Leigh Primary School, Marlborough Primary School, Nansen Primary School, Summerfield Primary School, and Wyndcliffe Primary School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education Services (Leigh Trust Educational Services) Primary education delivery (Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2) for children aged 5-11 through the trust's seven member schools, alongside central services including school improvement, governance, HR, finance, estates management and operational infrastructure. Funded via per-pupil Academy Funding Agreements with the Department for Education.
• Room Hire at Nansen Primary School Conference and meeting room hire available at Nansen Primary School, including a Conference Room for up to 100 people, Meeting Rooms for 14-16 people and Community Rooms, with catering, AV equipment, parking and Wi-Fi offered via full-day and half-day packages.
• Leigh Flourish Wellbeing and Family Support Service A wellbeing framework delivered across Leigh Trust schools, providing family support services, mental health support, community engagement and pupil/family services, supported by the BounceTogether survey platform for monitoring physical and mental wellbeing of pupils, staff and parents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple schools achieved Good Ofsted ratings including those previously in Special Measures or Requiring Improvement
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BounceTogethercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019BounceTogether provides Leigh Trust with a survey platform for measuring and monitoring physical and mental wellbeing of pupils, staff, and parents. Founded in 2019, the platform enables data-driven wellbeing tracking aligned with the trust's Leigh Flourish initiative. The partnership supports the trust's commitment to holistic education and family support services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cognita Schools: International schools group operating a portfolio of K-12 schools across multiple countries. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating group schools with shared central services, school improvement frameworks, and values-led branding.
• Nord Anglia Education: International premium schools group operating a global K-12 portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent group-school operator with shared central services, group-wide frameworks and community/wellbeing positioning.
• United Learning: Large UK Multi Academy Trust running a national portfolio of primary, secondary and independent schools. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping central-service and school-improvement capabilities.
• Star Academies: Large UK Multi Academy Trust operating a national portfolio of primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a broader incumbent MAT competing for similar converting schools and operating with shared central services.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: One of the largest UK Multi Academy Trusts, operating across both primary and secondary phases nationally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same sector with overlapping school-improvement and academy-conversion offerings.

Direct peers

• Victoria Academies Trust: UK Multi Academy Trust operating a portfolio of primary schools with a similar values-led, community-anchored operating approach. Comparable in product scope, target customer, and scale tier.
• Reach Academy Trust: UK Multi Academy Trust focused on primary-age education with a similar values-driven, community-embedded operating model. Comparable in mission (improving life chances for pupils in underserved urban areas) and scale-tier to Leigh Trust.
• L.E.A.D. Academy Trust: UK primary-focused Multi Academy Trust operating a portfolio of academies with a values-led, school-improvement-oriented operating model. Closely comparable in product (primary education) and customer segment (schools considering MAT partnership).
• Academy Transformation Trust: UK Multi Academy Trust with a similar school-improvement-focused proposition and comparable scale tier. Directly comparable as a values-led MAT competing for the same converting-school pipeline.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Midlands-based UK Multi Academy Trust operating a similar size-tier portfolio of primary schools with comparable regional footprint. Directly comparable on geography, product category and target customer (schools converting or seeking a MAT partner).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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