SHARE Multi-Academy Trust

What SHARE Multi-Academy Trust does

SHARE Multi-Academy Trust is a UK educational charity operating nine state-funded academies across West Yorkshire. The trust consists of five secondary schools (Royds Hall, Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Todmorden High School, and Whitcliffe Mount) and four primary schools (Heaton Avenue, Luck Lane, Millbridge, and Woodside Green), with its headquarters located at Shelley College in Huddersfield. It is structured as a company limited by guarantee and registered as an exempt charity (company number 07729878), governed by a board of Non-Executive Directors with Members and Local Governors supporting oversight.

The trust's core operating model is the delivery of publicly funded primary and secondary education to pupils across its academies, underpinned by UK government per-pupil academy funding. Beyond direct education delivery, SHARE MAT operates the Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub, which provides Initial Teacher Training (ITT), Early Career Teacher (ECT) support, and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) regionally. In 2026 the trust extended its training portfolio through a partnership with Ambition Institute to deliver the Leading Professional Development for Teaching Assistants Programme, positioning it as a regional hub for educator professional development.

The trust is go-to-market-light in the traditional commercial sense: there is no direct pricing to end consumers, no fee-paying streams, and no proprietary technology platform. Its growth and influence are instead driven by trust-level expansion ('Growing the Trust' strategy), staff recruitment and retention (including governance recruitment and World Wellbeing Week initiatives), and extension of its teaching school hub reach. Headcount of 57 reflects the central trust team; teaching and operational staff across the nine academies materially extend total employment.

Name

SHARE Multi-Academy Trust

Legal name

SHARE Multi Academy Trust

Website

https://sharemat.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SHARE Multi-Academy Trust is a UK exempt charity operating five secondary and four primary state-funded academies in West Yorkshire, delivering education and running the Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub for regional teacher training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Huddersfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academy Funding: As a multi-academy trust, SHARE MAT receives government funding for educating pupils across its network of five secondary and four primary schools in West Yorkshire.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SHARE Multi-Academy Trust operates a network of five secondary and four primary academies in West Yorkshire, delivering publicly funded primary and secondary education under the vision 'Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best'. It additionally runs the Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub, providing initial teacher training, early career teacher support, National Professional Qualifications, and teaching assistant professional development in partnership with Ambition Institute.

Product overview

SHARE Multi-Academy Trust is an educational organization consisting of five secondary and four primary schools in West Yorkshire, operating under the vision 'Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best'. The trust provides educational services through its academies and operates the Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub, which offers Initial Teacher Training, Early Career Training, and National Professional Qualifications. They also provide professional development programs including Teaching Assistant training. The organization functions as an educational charity rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub: A teaching school hub providing Initial Teacher Training, Early Career Training, and National Professional Qualifications for the Calderdale and Kirklees region.

Products and services

• SHARE MAT Secondary Academy Education Secondary education for adolescents delivered across five SHARE MAT secondary academies in West Yorkshire, covering GCSE preparation, career readiness, and broader secondary curriculum.
• SHARE MAT Primary Academy Education Primary education for children delivered across four SHARE MAT primary academies in West Yorkshire, focused on early childhood education and development.
• Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub Regional teaching school hub providing Initial Teacher Training, Early Career Training, and National Professional Qualifications for aspiring and early career teachers in Calderdale and Kirklees.
• Leading Professional Development for Teaching Assistants Programme Train-the-trainer professional development programme equipping school leaders to provide high-quality professional development to teaching assistants and learning support assistants across the region, delivered in partnership with Ambition Institute.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% staff satisfaction target for 'great employer' KPI

Named customers9 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ambition InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SHARE MAT partners with Ambition Institute to deliver the Leading Professional Development for Teaching Assistants Programme in 2026. This train-the-trainer programme equips school leaders to provide high-quality professional development to teaching assistants and learning support assistants across the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): Large national multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies across England. Comparable to SHARE MAT as a direct MAT peer with similar funding model, regional operating model, and central back-office structure.
• Dixons Academies Trust: Northern multi-academy trust with a strong outcomes reputation and explicit focus on staff development and leadership pipelines. Comparable to SHARE MAT on Teaching School-style talent investment and academy-conversion growth strategy.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust running a portfolio of primary and secondary academies, including schools in the North. Comparable to SHARE MAT in operating multi-phase academies under a central charitable trust structure.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Northern-based multi-academy trust with a strong secondary focus and explicit school-improvement methodology. Comparable to SHARE MAT in operating multi-phase schools across the North of England under a central trust brand.
• Oasis Community Learning: One of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts operating a nationwide network of primary and secondary academies. Directly comparable to SHARE MAT in structure, governance (charitable company), and reliance on government per-pupil funding, though at materially greater scale.
• Northern Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies across the North of England, including areas of social disadvantage. Directly comparable as a regional MAT peer with similar funding and growth-via-conversion model.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Mid-sized multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies with a focus on areas of educational disadvantage. Closely comparable to SHARE MAT in mission, scale, and East Midlands/East of England footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: Large, long-established multi-academy trust operating primary, secondary and all-through academies across London and southern England. Broader incumbent peer with deeper scale, established Teaching School activity, and proven academy-conversion track record.

Regional players

• Star Academies: Multi-academy trust operating a network of primary and secondary schools, predominantly across the Midlands and North of England. Comparable to SHARE MAT as a MAT peer with adjacent northern geography and similar faith-/values-led ethos in some sites.

Emerging players

• Reach South Academy Trust: Growing multi-academy trust focused on the South of England with a similar conversion-driven growth playbook and emphasis on staff development. Comparable to SHARE MAT as a smaller, expansion-stage MAT peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SHARE_MAT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/share-multi-academy-trust

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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