What Trinity Multi-Academy Trust does

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust is a Church of England multi-academy trust headquartered in Halifax, West Yorkshire, operating 11 academies covering primary, secondary, and post-16 education across at least five local authorities (Calderdale, Kirklees, Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield, with reach into Barnsley). The Trust was established in 2015, growing from the founding Trinity Academy Halifax (opened 2010), which has been rated Ofsted Outstanding three times. All 11 academies hold Ofsted Outstanding or Good ratings, and the Trust has been awarded World Class MAT status, MATA Medium MAT of the Year (2023), and MATA Green Trust of the Year (2025).

The Trust's core offering operates through a unified-network-under-aligned-autonomy model: each academy retains local identity while drawing on centralised support services (Estates, Finance, HR, ICT, Safeguarding, Procurement, Marketing, School Improvement). Its proprietary technology platform, Trinity Analytics, provides a 360-degree holistic view of each student across academic, attendance, behaviour, and personal development data for all Key Stages, feeding into the Trust's four-area School Improvement Model (Executive Principals, Trinity Analytics, 29 Improvement Networks across 8 INSET days, and minimum 6 MAT-led QA visits per academy annually). Supporting sub-brands include Trinity Institute of Education (ITT, NPQs, ECF, CPD across 57 partner schools), White Rose Education (maths resources used nationally), West Yorkshire Maths Hub, Trinity MAT Earthshot (environmental initiative), The ARC (alternative provision), and Trinity Analytics.

The Trust's revenue model combines government DfE GAG per-pupil funding (the dominant stream), tuition fees for Initial Teacher Training (£9,790 full-time, £7,335 part-time from 2025/26), per-delegate CPD fees (£300-£559), fee-for-service School Improvement Support to external schools, and facility hire of The Maltings training venue in Halifax. Distribution is via the academy network, TIE training hubs in Halifax and Leeds, the 57 partner school placement network, and the DfE Find Teacher Training portal.

Name

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust

Legal name

Trinity Multi Academy Trust

Website

https://trinitymat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust is a Church of England multi-academy trust operating 11 primary, secondary, and post-16 academies across West Yorkshire, supported by centralised services, a teacher training institute, and a proprietary student data platform.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academy Funding (DfE/GAG): Government funding for educational provision through the General Annual Grant (GAG) allocation per pupil across all 11 academies covering primary, secondary, and post-16 education.
2. Trinity Institute of Education - Teacher Training: Initial Teacher Training programmes generate revenue through tuition fees. Full-time programmes cost £9,790 for UK/Home students; part-time cost £7,335. Additional revenue from bursaries and scholarships funded by DfE for subjects including Physics, Computing, Maths (£29,000), Chemistry, MFL French/Spanish (£20,000), Design & Technology (£20,000), Geography and History (£5,000).
3. CPD Programme Fees: Continuing Professional Development programmes generate revenue through per-delegate fees. Pastoral Leadership Programme: £559.00. Insights Team Effectiveness Programme: £300 per delegate for first 6, £200 thereafter.
4. School Improvement Support: Fee-for-service school improvement support provided to external schools, delivered by Trinity's task force of expert practitioners.
5. Facility Hire: The Trinity Institute of Education's Halifax training venue (The Maltings) is available for hire to external organisations for corporate training, seminars, and workshops, with capacity for up to 160 delegates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust operates a network of academies across West Yorkshire delivering primary, secondary, and post-16 education under a Church of England ethos. Beyond its own academies, the Trust sells Initial Teacher Training, CPD programmes, School Improvement Support, and National Professional Qualifications through the Trinity Institute of Education, and provides maths teaching resources via White Rose Education and the West Yorkshire Maths Hub.

Product overview

Trinity Multi-Academy Trust is a Church of England multi-academy trust operating twelve academies (eleven at founding, expanded in 2021 with two new secondary schools) covering primary through to post-16 education across multiple local authorities in Yorkshire. The trust operates as a unified network under aligned autonomy, where each academy maintains its own distinctive identity while benefiting from shared central services. The product portfolio centres on the twelve academies (Trinity Academy Halifax, Trinity Academy Grammar, Trinity Academy Cathedral, Trinity Academy Bradford, Trinity Academy St Edward's, Trinity Academy Leeds, Trinity Sixth Form Academy, Trinity Academy St Chad's, Trinity Academy St Peter's, Trinity Academy Akroydon, Trinity Academy Whitehill, and Trinity Academy Carlton Mill) supported by a suite of trust-wide offerings: Central Services providing shared operational infrastructure; Trinity Institute of Education (TIE) delivering Initial Teacher Training (ITT), NPQs, ECF, School Improvement Support, and CPD; White Rose Education providing maths teaching resources; West Yorkshire Maths Hub supporting maths teacher development; Trinity MAT Earthshot driving environmental initiatives; and Trinity Analytics providing data-driven student tracking. The trust has been recognised as World Class MAT, won MATA 'Medium MAT of the Year' (2023) and 'Green Trust of the Year' (2025), and all academies hold Ofsted Outstanding or Good ratings.

Differentiator

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Brands

• Trinity Institute of Education: Collaborative group delivering teacher training programmes and CPD for primary and secondary education
• West Yorkshire Maths Hub
• White Rose Education
• Trinity MAT Earthshot
• The ARC
• Trinity Analytics
• Trinity MAT Professional Visits

Products and services

• Initial Teacher Training (PGCE with QTS) Full-time and part-time teacher training programmes leading to PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and 60 Masters credits. Tuition fees: £9,790 (full-time) and £7,335 (part-time from 2025/26). DfE bursaries available for shortage subjects (e.g., £29,000 for Physics/Computing/Maths). Delivered via Trinity Institute of Education's Halifax and Leeds training hubs with placements across 57 partner schools.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes CPD programmes for educators and school leaders including the Pastoral Leadership Programme (£559 total programme fee, 13 modules over 5 sessions) and the Insights Team Effectiveness Programme (£300 per delegate for first 6, £200 thereafter, using Discovery Insights psychometric tool). Programmes are booked directly through the TIE website.
• School Improvement Support Fee-for-service whole-school improvement support delivered by Trinity's task force of expert practitioners to external UK schools. Covers curriculum development, leadership training, teaching improvement, and subject-specific enhancement such as TSST (Teacher Subject Specialism Training).
• National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and Early Career Framework (ECF) Reformed National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and the Early Career Framework (ECF) programmes for early career teachers and school leaders, delivered in conjunction with the Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub as the Appropriate Body for ECTs.
• Facility Hire - The Maltings The Trinity Institute of Education's Halifax training venue (The Maltings, Maltings Road, Halifax HX2 0TJ) is available for hire to external organisations for corporate training, seminars, and workshops. Capacity for up to 160 delegates, configurable as one large venue or two self-contained suites with integrated display screens and free parking.
• White Rose Education Maths Resources Mathematics education resources and training programme developed within Trinity MAT, used across hundreds of schools to raise pupil performance in mathematics. Headquartered at The Granary in Leeds.
• West Yorkshire Maths Hub Work Groups Collaborative national network based at Trinity Academy Halifax bringing together mathematics education professionals to develop and spread excellent practice. Hundreds of teachers from Calderdale, Bradford, and Leeds have received training through Work Groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of Trinity Institute of Education trainees secure employment in their first year
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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity Institute of Education is an Associate College of the National Institute of Teaching, offering fully immersive school-centred teacher training programmes. NIoT provides accreditation, curriculum framework, and national standards for ITT programmes including PGCE, QTS, and 60 Masters credits. This partnership ensures programmes are targeted to participants, reflecting local contexts while drawing on national expertise.
• Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased at Shelley College (part of SHARE MAT), the Teaching School Hub for Calderdale & Kirklees was appointed to promote high-quality professional development for teachers and leaders across the two local authorities. TIE works alongside this Hub to deliver the Early Career Framework (ECF) and reformed National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), with the Hub serving as the Appropriate Body for early career teachers.
• Yorkshire Rose Teaching Partnership (YRTP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Batley Multi Academy Trust with a proven track record of outstanding Initial Teacher Training. The partnership adds 15 schools expanding TIE's reach and capacity in North Kirklees and Bradford. YRTP leads ITT Primary & Secondary programmes in collaboration with Trinity Institute of Education.
• 57 Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner57 partner primary and secondary schools across West Yorkshire (Calderdale, Kirklees, Bradford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Leeds) collaborate with Trinity Institute of Education to provide teacher training placements. These schools participate in interviewing candidates and contributing to programme development, sharing Trinity's commitment to exceptional training.
• White Rose EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite Rose Education is a sister organisation within Trinity MAT, providing mathematics education resources and training that have helped raise pupil performance in hundreds of schools across the country. Headquartered at The Granary in Leeds, it represents Trinity's educational IP and content assets.
• West Yorkshire Maths HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating since July 2014 and based at Trinity Academy Halifax, the West Yorkshire Maths Hub brings together mathematics education professionals in a collaborative national network to develop and spread excellent practice for the benefit of all pupils and students. Hundreds of teachers from Calderdale, Bradford, and Leeds have received training through Work Groups.
• Ambition InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity Institute of Education is a Strategic Partner of the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub, which is a delivery partner of Ambition Institute for the national rollout of the Early Career Framework (ECF). This connects TIE to DfE-commissioned national lead providers for ECT training.
• University of BirminghamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Birmingham for PGCE element of teacher training programmes. PGCE is assessed by master's level assignments and school experience, with 60 credits awarded towards a Masters degree.
• Department for Education (DfE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDfE funds teacher training bursaries and scholarships for shortage subjects (Physics, Computing, Maths £29,000; Chemistry £29,000-£31,000; MFL £20,000; D&T £20,000; Geography/History £5,000). TIE delivers programmes funded by DfE including TSST (Teacher Subject Specialism Training) and ECF.

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Recent moves8 records

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Direct peers

• Oasis Community Learning: National UK multi-academy trust running primary and secondary schools across multiple regions. Comparable scale and academy structure, with similar central-services and improvement-model approach.
• Dixons Academy Trust: Multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools primarily in the north of England, with a strong emphasis on school improvement and central support services. Direct peer in regional operating model.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: National UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools. Comparable in structure, regional concentration, and focus on school improvement and central operational support.
• United Learning: One of the largest Church of England-affiliated multi-academy trusts in the UK, operating a comparable network of primary and secondary schools with similar faith-based ethos. Direct peer in mission, structure, and central-services model.
• Ark Schools: Multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools across the UK, with a comparable central-services model and school improvement focus. Strong brand and teacher training programmes.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating a comparable network of primary and secondary schools with a strong emphasis on school improvement and central support services.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands and surrounding regions. Comparable size and central-services approach to Trinity MAT.
• Star Academies: Multi-academy trust operating a national network of primary and secondary schools in the UK, comparable to Trinity in operating model, central support functions, and growth-via-conversion strategy.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): One of the largest multi-academy trusts in the UK, operating a national network of primary and secondary schools. Comparable in scale and runs teacher training and school improvement services.
• Harris Federation: Large UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools nationally. Direct peer in size, governance model, and central-services structure; also runs teacher training programmes.

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