What Weydon Multi Academy Trust does

Weydon Multi Academy Trust (WMAT) is a charitable Multi Academy Trust headquartered in Farnham, Surrey, founded in 2011 and registered in England and Wales under company number 07552535. It operates a network of 19 colleges and schools spanning secondary, primary, specialist SEND, and sixth form provision across Surrey and north Hampshire, serving approximately 13,257 students and employing 2,265 colleagues. The trust is led by CEO John Winter (founder-CEO since inception) and chaired by Ralph Johnson, with a governance structure comprising Members, Trustees, and local school governing bodies under a documented Scheme of Delegation.

WMAT's core educational infrastructure comprises three proprietary frameworks: the FLOW Teaching and Learning Framework, the Pyramid Framework for school improvement, and a Virtual Learning Academy digital platform. The trust also owns and operates the i2i Teaching Partnership, an Ofsted Outstanding School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider with five regional training centres (Farnham, Shepperton, Basingstoke, Southampton, Reigate) that supplies new teachers to the trust and partner schools. Member schools retain individual identities and headteachers but share centralised finance, HR, IT, estates, safeguarding, curriculum, and school improvement functions.

WMAT generates revenue almost exclusively through government education funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and local authorities on a per-pupil basis, making it a publicly funded, non-traded entity with no commercial pricing. Its go-to-market has two motions: a sales-led recruitment process for schools considering joining the trust (structured around leadership discussions, due diligence, and TUPE transfer), and a community-led teacher training programme through i2i. In 2024–2025 the trust announced the integration of The Prospect Trust into a single MAT by 2026, a move that would combine roughly 19,000 students and 3,000 staff under unified governance and is positioned to deliver material economies of scale.

Name

Weydon Multi Academy Trust

Legal name

Weydon Multi Academy Trust

Website

https://weydonmat.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weydon Multi Academy Trust is a charitable Multi Academy Trust operating 19 primary, secondary, specialist SEND, and sixth form colleges across Surrey and north Hampshire, serving over 13,000 students and 2,265 staff through government-funded education and the Ofsted Outstanding i2i teacher training partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi Academy Trust (K-12 and Post-16 Education Services)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (61171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education Online / Virtual Schools & Remote Programs (EDAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Multi academy trust
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Teacher training SCITT
• SEND specialist education

Headquarters

HQ city

Farnham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a Multi Academy Trust, WMAT receives funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and local authorities. Funding is primarily per-pupil based and supports operational costs across all member schools and colleges.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weydon Multi Academy Trust operates a network of 19 colleges and schools (primary, secondary, specialist SEND, and a sixth form college) across Surrey and north Hampshire, delivering K-12 and post-16 education to approximately 13,257 students. Its core offerings include the member schools network, an Ofsted Outstanding School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider (i2i Teaching Partnership), and the proprietary FLOW Teaching and Learning Framework applied across all schools, supplemented by WMAT Careers Services for CEIAG support.

Product overview

Weydon Multi Academy Trust (WMAT) is a Multi Academy Trust operating as a unified platform of educational institutions rather than a traditional software product. The Trust comprises 19 colleges and schools (primary, secondary, and sixth-form) across Surrey and north Hampshire, serving approximately 13,257 students and 2,265 colleagues. The core offering consists of the member schools network, the i2i Teaching Partnership (an Ofsted Outstanding SCITT provider), and the FLOW Teaching and Learning Framework—a proprietary methodology applied across all schools. WMAT Careers Services provides additional career guidance support. The Trust's architecture is decentralized, with individual schools maintaining unique identities while leveraging shared governance, curriculum frameworks, professional development, and operational resources through the central trust structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member Schools Network (19 colleges and schools) A network of 19 educational institutions including primary schools (Beacon Hill, Crondall Primary, St Mark's CofE, William Cobbett), secondary schools (The Abbey School, Eggar's School, Farnham Heath End, Frimley CofE, Frogmore Community College, The Park School, The Ridgeway, Rodborough, Tomlinscote, Weydon, Woolmer Hill), Clifton Hill School, Brooklands School, and The 6th Form College Farnborough, serving approximately 13,257 students across Surrey and north Hampshire.
• i2i Teaching Partnership (SCITT) An Ofsted Outstanding School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider offering teacher training programmes that lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), working with a network of partner schools and training centres across five locations.
• FLOW Teaching and Learning Framework A proprietary teaching and learning methodology and framework used across all WMAT schools to ensure consistency and excellence in education delivery, providing evidence-based teaching strategies that raise standards across the trust.
• WMAT Careers Services A careers advice and guidance service supporting schools and colleges in meeting Ofsted framework requirements and providing quality CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) services following Gatsby Benchmarks.
• School Partnership (MAT Membership) Programme A MAT membership programme offering schools school improvement expertise, professional development, shared resources, and financial stability, stemming from a structured three-phase onboarding process (leadership discussions, due diligence, and TUPE transfer).

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of WMAT employees feel that leaders support staff improvement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• i2i Teaching PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri2i Teaching Partnership is an Ofsted Outstanding School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider operating as part of WMAT. It works with a network of partner schools and training centres in Farnham, Shepperton, Basingstoke, Southampton, and Reigate to produce outstanding new teachers for local communities.
• The Prospect TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Prospect Trust (TPT) and WMAT are engaged in positive and constructive talks about integrating into a single MAT in 2026. TPT comprises one large Sixth Form college, one Secondary school, and one Junior school with a Primary school due to join in September 2025. TPT currently serves 6,000 students and employs more than 700 staff.
• Teaching School HubssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMAT collaborates with Teaching School Hubs to provide professional development bursaries, leadership coaching, mentoring, and opportunities to support trainee teachers across the trust.
• Guildford DiocesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlex Tear serves as Diocesan Member & Trustee, providing strategic leadership for education across the Diocese and working closely with the Diocesan Board of Education. Church of England schools within WMAT include Frimley Church of England School and St Mark's Church of England Primary School.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: A large UK MAT with a strong, well-known centralized teaching and learning framework applied across all member schools. Closely comparable to WMAT's FLOW Teaching and Learning Framework in scale and methodology.
• Harris Federation: A large UK MAT running primary, secondary, and sixth-form academies with a strong teacher-training arm (Harris Initial Teacher Training). Comparable to WMAT in operating model, central curriculum frameworks, and SCITT-driven teacher pipeline.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: A national UK MAT operating primary and secondary schools with regional hubs. Comparable to WMAT in distributed academy model, per-pupil government funding, and centralized school-improvement infrastructure.
• Ark (Ark Academies): A national education charity running academies and teacher-training programs across the UK. Comparable to WMAT in mission-driven MAT structure, primary/secondary mix, and in-house teacher development pathways.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): A large UK MAT operating dozens of primary, secondary, and SEND academies with centralized governance and shared curricula. Comparable to WMAT in trust structure, public funding model, vertical primary-to-secondary coverage, and SEND provision.
• Star Academies: A UK MAT operating primary and secondary schools with faith and community emphasis. Comparable to WMAT in MAT structure, central school-improvement model, and reliance on government per-pupil funding.
• United Learning: One of the largest UK Multi Academy Trusts, operating primary, secondary, and SEND schools nationwide. Directly comparable as a public-funded K-12 MAT operating a similar distributed-school model with shared curriculum frameworks, SEND specialism, and teacher training initiatives.

Direct peers

• Greenshaw Learning Trust: A south-east England MAT operating primary and secondary schools across Surrey and surrounding counties. Closest geographic peer to WMAT with a similar mix of mainstream and specialist SEND schools under a unified trust structure.
• Dixons Academies Trust: A northern England MAT known for its distinctive, branded 'Dixons Curriculum' applied uniformly across schools — analogous in approach to WMAT's FLOW and Pyramid frameworks. Comparable in MAT size, central curriculum control, and student-outcome focus.

Regional players

• Xavier Catholic Education Trust: A faith-affiliated multi-academy trust in the south of England operating primary schools. Comparable to WMAT as a UK MAT, with overlap on governance structure and primary-phase curriculum leadership; serves a different denominational niche.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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