The Island Learning Trust

Name

The Island Learning Trust

Legal name

The Island Learning Trust

Website

https://www.tiltrust.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Multi-academy trust
• School improvement
• State-funded schools
• Teacher training

Headquarters

HQ city

Minster on Sea, Sheerness

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government School Funding: State-funded education through the national funding formula for academies. Income is received per pupil enrolled, with additional grants for specific purposes including Catch-Up Premium, Pupil Premium, and recovery funding.
2. Supplemental Funding Agreements: Individual supplemental funding agreements with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for each school within the trust.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Island Learning Trust is a state-funded multi-academy trust that operates three primary schools (Halfway Houses, Sunny Bank, and Minster in Sheppey) in Kent, England, delivering primary education to children aged 4-11. In addition to school operations, the trust provides school improvement, leadership, professional development, and Initial Teacher Training support to its member schools and staff.

Product overview

The Island Learning Trust operates as a multi-academy trust consisting of three primary schools (Halfway Houses Primary School, Sunny Bank Primary School, and Minster in Sheppey Primary School) supported by a Central Office team. The trust provides educational services with a tailored learning approach, supplemented by remote learning capabilities, professional development programs through Ambition Institute, and Initial Teacher Training opportunities. Schools within the trust integrate various educational technology platforms including Clicker 8, Mathletics, Times Tables Rock Stars, and Accelerated Reader to support pupil learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Halfway Houses Primary School: One of three primary schools operated by The Island Learning Trust, located in Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent.
• Sunny Bank Primary School
• Minster in Sheppey Primary School

Products and services

• Halfway Houses Primary School Primary school in the TILT family located in Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, providing state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11.
• Sunny Bank Primary School Primary school in the TILT family located in Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent, providing state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11. Sunny Bank joined The Island Learning Trust in February 2020.
• Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary school in the TILT family located in Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, providing state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11. The school also houses the trust's registered office.
• TILT Central Office Central administrative team providing leadership, finance, HR, and safeguarding support across all trust schools.
• Remote Learning Provision Blended learning approach combining video lessons, paper-based tasks, online challenges (Mathletics, TTRS, Accelerated Reader), and daily Zoom sessions for pupils during school closures.
• Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Teacher training opportunities supporting the journey to Qualified Teacher Status, including student placements (undergraduate and PGCE), Schools Direct Teacher Training, and Assessment Only routes.
• Professional Development (CPD) High-quality professional development opportunities including Every Lesson Counts sessions, Emerging Leadership, Developing Leadership programmes, and access to Ambition Institute courses for staff from NQT through NPQH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Halfway Houses pupils passed more quizzes than any other primary school in England through Accelerated Reader program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Theatre 31supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional theatre company that partnered with Minster in Sheppey Primary School for an exciting arts project. Worked with Paper Balloon Theatre and composer Darren Clark on a Year 6 sea shanty project highlighting Sheppey's maritime heritage, including creating original music and producing a music video.
• Paper Balloon TheatresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatre company that collaborated with Theatre 31 on the Minster in Sheppey sea shanty project, working with Year 6 pupils to create and record an original sea shanty about Sheppey's maritime heritage.
• Ambition InstitutecoreTechnology or IntegrationNational education charity that provides evidence-based CPD programmes supporting educators from early career teachers through to CEOs. TILT offers access to Ambition Institute programmes as part of its professional development offering for all staff from NQT to NPQH.
• Kent County Council - Reconnect AdventuressupportingOthersFunding programme providing children with additional trips to make up for lost learning opportunities during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Halfway Houses Primary School received funding for Young Carers trip to Canterbury Cathedral and Year 3 outdoor learning adventure.
• Creed Outdoor Learning TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides outdoor learning and adventure training opportunities. Halfway Houses Year 3 cohort participated in a day of adventure training and outdoor learning funded through Kent County Council's Reconnect Adventures programme.
• DPO for EducationcoreOthersProvides Data Protection Officer services to the trust. Contact: John Moorhouse, 22-24 Elm Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1SN, Tel: 01702 660234.
• Kent TeachcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment platform used by TILT to advertise all school and central team vacancies. The trust directs all recruitment advertising through this platform.
• Blue Sky TheatresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatre company that delivered Shakespearean performance and acting workshops to Halfway Houses Year 5 pupils as part of the school's literacy programme.
• Kent Fire and Rescue ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFire safety education partnership where Kent Fire and Rescue Education Officer David Hopkins delivered workshops to Minster in Sheppey pupils as part of the school's PSHE curriculum.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: National multi-academy trust covering primary, secondary and independent schools across England. Comparable to TILT in operating as a state-funded academy trust providing school improvement, but at much greater scale with a broader phase mix.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: One of the largest multi-academy trusts in England, operating primary and secondary academies nationally. Comparable as a UK academy trust with school-improvement as a core activity, though at much larger scale.
• Harris Federation: Large London-based multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies. Comparable to TILT in governance and funding model (state-funded academies), though materially larger and concentrated in a different region.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large national multi-academy trust operating across primary and secondary phases with a strong school-improvement and community-hub ethos. Comparable to TILT as a UK MAT with a community-embedded mission, though at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• REAch2 Academy Trust: One of the largest primary-focused multi-academy trusts in England, operating a network of primary schools under a single governance structure. Highly comparable to TILT in operating model (multi-primary MAT, government-funded, school improvement focus), differing only in scale.
• Bohunt Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating schools across southern England with a strong curriculum and character-education focus. Comparable to TILT in academy-trust structure and school-improvement mission, though primarily secondary.
• Greenshaw Learning Trust: Multi-academy trust that has grown by adding both primary and secondary schools under a school-improvement framework. Comparable to TILT as a growing MAT, though broader in phase coverage.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of primary and secondary schools across the Midlands and East of England. Directly comparable to TILT in operating model, though serving different regions.
• Inspire Partnership Trust: Mid-sized primary-focused multi-academy trust. Comparable to TILT in scale, primary-only focus, and government-funded academy structure, making it a close operational peer for benchmarking.

Regional players

• Kent County Council (School Admissions / Education Services): Local authority overseeing maintained schools and the admissions framework that TILT's schools operate within. Comparable as the regional counterparty that sets funding/policy context for TILT's schools, though not a direct operator competing for pupils.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Island Learning Trust