Summit Learning Trust

Name

Summit Learning Trust

Legal name

Summit Learning Trust

Website

https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Education Services: The trust operates as a charitable multi-academy trust providing educational services. Funding comes from government education funding for academy operations, with additional community support programmes funded through partnerships and charitable activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Summit Learning Trust operates a network of state-funded schools in Birmingham and Solihull, comprising three secondary schools, five primary schools, and a sixth form college educating over 8,000 learners. The trust delivers K-12 educational services, teacher training through South Birmingham SCITT, professional development via Summit Professional Learning Institute, and community support through the Summit Base Camp programme.

Product overview

Summit Learning Trust operates as an educational multi-academy trust providing schooling services across the Birmingham and Solihull areas. The organization consists of three secondary schools, five primary schools, and a sixth form college educating over 8000 learners. Key educational offerings include South Birmingham SCITT (teacher training), Summit Professional Learning (professional development), and Summit Base Camp (community support program). The trust focuses on academic education and does not appear to offer technology products in the traditional SaaS sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (5 Primary Schools) State-funded primary education for children aged 4-11 across five primary schools in Birmingham and Solihull (Erdington Hall, Kineton Green, Pegasus, The Oaklands, and Yarnfield Primary Schools).
• Secondary Education (3 Secondary Schools) State-funded secondary education for students aged 11-16 across three secondary schools in Birmingham and Solihull (Cockshut Hill School, Lyndon School, and Ninestiles, An Academy).
• Sixth Form Education Post-16 education for students aged 16-18 at Solihull Sixth Form College, providing A-level qualifications, university preparation, and career guidance.
• South Birmingham SCITT (Teacher Training) School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme providing initial teacher training for graduates seeking to enter the teaching profession.
• Summit Professional Learning Institute Professional development institute providing sector-leading training and career development for the Trust's 850+ colleagues, led by Director Rebecca Lillington.
• Summit Base Camp (Community Support Programme) Flagship community support programme that removes barriers to learning by providing free breakfasts, food parcels, warm hub sessions, school uniforms, and health/wellbeing support packages to families and students across the Trust.

Quantifiable outcome

• All academies now judged by Ofsted as Good providers
• +7 more outcomes

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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (WMRFCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMRFCA is the regional body for the Armed Forces Covenant. Summit Learning Trust has signed the Armed Forces Covenant and works with WMRFCA to support armed forces personnel and families in the West Midlands region.
• South Birmingham SCITTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Birmingham SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) is a teacher training provider. The trust and all its academies have committed pledges to the Armed Forces Covenant, with individual SCITT also receiving Silver ERS recognition.
• Summit Professional LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummit Professional Learning is the trust's professional development arm, providing sector-leading training for the trust's 850+ colleagues and potentially external educators.
• Kids' VillageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKids' Village is a charity building a respite holiday village for critically ill children. Summit Learning Trust nominated them as official charity partner for 2025/26 academic year, raising over £21,000 through its schools.
• The Education Exchange West MidlandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Education Exchange West Midlands is overseen by a group of CEOs and leaders including Vince Green as Professional Partner. It has partnered with Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 to develop an education programme for West Midlands schools and colleges.
• Invictus Games Birmingham 2027minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvictus Games Birmingham 2027 is the international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans. Summit Learning Trust CEO Vince Green serves as a Professional Partner for The Education Exchange West Midlands education programme inspired by the Games.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating primary and secondary schools with a strong academic-outcomes focus. Comparable as a peer operating model (MAT running multiple K–12 academies) though materially larger in scale than Summit.
• United Learning: Very large UK MAT operating across primary, secondary, and independent schools with extensive CPD infrastructure. Comparable as a multi-phase trust model with in-house professional development; substantially larger and more diversified than Summit.
• ARK Schools: Major UK multi-academy trust with a network of primary and secondary schools plus an internal teacher-training and CPD infrastructure. Comparable to Summit in the multi-phase operating model and in-house professional development, though larger and with greater funding flexibility.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): One of the largest UK MATs operating primary and secondary schools nationally. Comparable as a multi-academy operating model at scale, though materially larger and more geographically dispersed than Summit.
• Star Academies: Large UK MAT operating primary, secondary, and all-through schools. Comparable as a multi-academy operating model with a track record of school-improvement turnarounds; larger scale than Summit.

Direct peers

• Reach Academy Trust: UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools with a strong community-engagement and wraparound-support model. Closely comparable to Summit in scope, ethos, and multi-phase (primary + secondary) operating model, though operating in London rather than the West Midlands.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust with an explicit community-hub operating model across primary and secondary phases. Direct comparable to Summit given the parallel emphasis on community support (akin to Summit Base Camp) combined with multi-phase school operation.
• Futura Learning Partnership: UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools in the South West / West of England. Comparable as a regional MAT of similar scale and ethos, with a comparable trust-wide improvement model.
• Wellspring Academy Trust: Regional UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools with a strong inclusion and community focus. Similar scale and ethos to Summit, including wraparound support for families, and a comparable trust-wide improvement narrative.
• Dixons Academies Trust: UK MAT known for strong academic outcomes and a multi-academy operating model across primary and secondary phases. Comparable to Summit on the school-improvement and outcomes narrative, particularly with reference to Summit's Bristnall Hall Progress 8 performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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