Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust

What Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust does

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust (LGAT) is a state-funded Multi Academy Trust (MAT) registered as a charitable organisation in England, operating 11 academies across northern Lincolnshire. The portfolio comprises five secondary schools (Waltham Toll Bar Academy, Cleethorpes Academy, Louth Academy, Somercotes Academy, Kirton Academy), six primary schools (Reynolds Academy, Pilgrim Academy, Theddlethorpe Academy, Kidgate Academy, Scartho Gateway Academy, Waltham Gateway Academy), and Toll Bar Sixth Form. The trust educates approximately 5,000 students aged 4-18 with around 725 staff, serving communities in North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, and is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Philip Bond with Martin Brown as CEO. Originally formed as Tollbar Multi Academy Trust in 2010, the organisation rebranded in 2023 to reflect its broader regional reach.

Core operations are delivered through the academies themselves, supported by centralised services in HR, Finance, IT and Data, and Facilities Management housed at Gateway House in Louth. The technology stack is largely commodity: Microsoft Office365 and Teams underpin remote learning and collaboration, students receive free Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel access, and a building energy management system at Somercotes Academy sits alongside an air-source heat pump and 359 solar panels as part of a BEIS-funded decarbonisation scheme. No proprietary AI, proprietary software, or platform product is developed; the trust does not have an app, API, or SDK. There is no evidence of patents or trademarks. The trust positions a dedicated School Improvement team, an Early Career Teachers programme, and annual Education Conferences as educational services that differentiate its offering to prospective joining schools.

The trust generates no commercial revenue in the conventional sense. Income is drawn from per-pupil funding routed through the Education and Skills Funding Agency, additional DfE and North East Lincolnshire Council grants (including capital funding for new buildings and facility upgrades), and ad-hoc grant funding such as the £520,000 BEIS Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme award. The go-to-market model is twofold: direct academy admissions for students via the national school admissions framework, and portfolio growth through competitive tenders for new free school sponsorships and the conversion of underperforming schools, exemplified by Theddlethorpe Academy (2016), Kirton Academy (May 2024), and Kidgate Academy (September 2025). Customer segments are students, segmented by age (primary, secondary, sixth form) and need (notably SEND via Resource Specialist Provisions at the new primaries), with parents and local authorities as counterparties to admission and place-planning decisions.

Name

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust

Legal name

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust

Website

https://www.lincolnshiregateway.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is a state-funded Multi Academy Trust operating 11 academies (5 secondary, 6 primary) across northern Lincolnshire, serving approximately 5,000 students aged 4-18 with around 725 staff under a Department for Education funding agreement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN)

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Secondary school education
• Multi academy trust
• School improvement services
• State-funded education

Headquarters

HQ city

Louth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Academies Budget Funding: Government funding for state-funded academies through the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Schools receive per-pupil funding based on pupil numbers and additional grants for specific purposes.
2. DfE and Local Authority Grants: Capital funding from Department for Education and North East Lincolnshire Council for new school buildings and facility improvements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is a Multi Academy Trust operating 11 state-funded academies across northern Lincolnshire, comprising five secondary schools, six primary schools, and one sixth form college serving approximately 5,000 students. The Trust delivers full primary and secondary education curricula (including A-levels and GCSEs), alongside centralized support services in Finance, HR, IT & Data, and Facilities Management to its member academies. It also provides school improvement services, early career teacher programmes, and continuous professional development for staff.

Product overview

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust operates as a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) managing 11 academies across Greater Lincolnshire: five secondary schools (Waltham Toll Bar Academy, Cleethorpes Academy, Louth Academy, Somercotes Academy, Kirton Academy), six primary schools (Reynolds Academy, Pilgrim Academy, Theddlethorpe Academy, Kidgate Academy, Scartho Gateway Academy, Waltham Gateway Academy), and one sixth form college (Toll Bar Sixth Form). The Trust provides centralized support services including Facilities Management, Finance, Human Resources, and IT & Data Services to its academies. Educational services include School Improvement support, Early Career Teachers Programme, and Professional Development opportunities. The Trust utilizes Microsoft Teams and Office365 for remote learning capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waltham Toll Bar Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• Theddlethorpe Academy: From threatened closure with <50 pupils to 104 on roll and 'Good' Ofsted rating
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• System Leader GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2024Partnership of multi-academy trusts (LGAT, Harbour Learning, Oasis, Enquire, St Lawrence, Wellspring) with Franklin Sixth Form College, Grimsby Institute, and North East Lincolnshire Council. Organised Attendance Conference to address school attendance issues collaboratively.
• Shonette Bason (Dough Disco)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2024Early Years specialist who created Dough Disco exercise programme. Hosted 'Spread the Happiness' event at Reynolds Academy for Early Years practitioners across the region.
• EquanssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2024Council's regeneration partner managing construction of new primary schools (Scartho Gateway and Waltham Gateway). Facilitating site visits and project management.
• Hobson & PortersupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2024Building contractor constructing new primary schools (Scartho Gateway and Waltham Gateway) for the trust.
• The Elephant GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2023Headteacher-led charity committed to improving fair access to top universities. Toll Bar Sixth Form students benefit from this partnership for Russell Group university applications.
• Franklin CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2023Local further education provider. CEO Martin Brown spoke at opening of Franklin College's Centre of Professional Development, highlighting collaborative approach with local education providers.
• North East Lincolnshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2023Long-standing strategic partner. Trust was selected to sponsor two new primary free schools in Scartho and Waltham after competitive tendering. Council provides capital funding and land for new schools. Ongoing collaboration on school places planning and attendance initiatives.
• Bishop Grosseteste UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2023Partnership for teacher training and professional development. Trust collaborates on teacher education and development programmes.
• Chris Quigley EducationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2022Internationally renowned educationalist whose books and software packages support curriculum delivery. Trust primaries have used his resources for years; hosted curriculum seminar at Pilgrim Academy.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2020Trust uses Microsoft Office365 and Teams platform for remote learning. Students receive free access to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Platform enables live teaching and lesson delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: One of the largest MATs in England, operating 50+ academies nationwide. Competes with LGAT in the System Leader Group but is materially larger and broader in scope, serving as the broad-incumbent benchmark rather than a direct regional competitor.
• Academy Transformation Trust: Mid-sized MAT operating secondary-led academies across the East Midlands and East of England. Comparable turnaround/school-improvement remit but a broader portfolio spread than LGAT's northern Lincs concentration.
• Delta Academies Trust: Larger multi-academy trust with a strong secondary-conversion and turnaround focus — the same operational niche LGAT occupies in northern Lincolnshire. Useful comparator for school-improvement economics at scale.
• Astrea Academy Trust: Regional MAT operating across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands with a comparable mix of primary and secondary academies and a strong school-improvement narrative. Broader geographic reach makes it a broad-incumbent peer.

Direct peers

• Wellspring Academy Trust: Direct regional peer and explicit System Leader Group partner of LGAT. Both operate multi-academy trust portfolios across northern Lincolnshire with shared sixth-form and FE relationships, making them the closest comparator in scale, geography, and operating model.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Mid-sized regional MAT operating primary and secondary academies across the East Midlands, including Lincs-adjacent areas. Similar scale, school-improvement remit, and central-services model make it one of the most relevant non-partner peers.
• St Lawrence Academies Trust: Named System Leader Group partner with comparable secondary-led MAT structure in the same region. Directly competes for local-authority school improvement mandates and free-school tenders.
• Harbour Learning Trust: Named System Leader Group partner and similarly structured regional MAT. Comparable in operating model (primary + secondary mix, shared central services) and competing with LGAT for the same set of North East Lincolnshire free-school sponsorships and conversions.
• Enquire Learning Trust: System Leader Group partner operating a multi-academy trust portfolio across the same East Midlands/North Lincs geography. Directly comparable in governance, sponsorship strategy, and reliance on government per-pupil funding.

Others

• Bishop Grosseteste University: LGAT's named teacher-training and professional-development partner. Not a competitor, but the key higher-education feeder and CPD provider for LGAT's recruitment pipeline — relevant for understanding the trust's talent and workforce-development strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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