Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust

What Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust does

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust operates a community of primary and secondary academies in England, United Kingdom. The trust was established in 2016 as a company limited by guarantee and an Exempt Charity (Company Number 07805262), with its headquarters at the Maypole Centre in Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire. Its operating model aggregates multiple schools under one governance umbrella, combining local academy autonomy with a centralised MAT Central Team, Trustees, and Headteacher Group that deliver shared services such as safeguarding oversight, continuing professional development, and an Early Career Teaching Programme. The trust's stated mission is to achieve 'Excellence in every outcome' for all students through a staff-centered approach described as getting 'the very best from and for everyone,' supported by Ofsted-recognised cross-school collaboration.

The trust's products are educational rather than commercial: academy education services are the core offering, supplemented by CPD opportunities for teachers, the Early Career Teaching Programme, and a supply staff bank operated in partnership with Supply Register. Its go-to-market is community-led rather than sales-led: schools join the trust directly to access shared expertise, peer learning, and accelerated improvement. Distribution relies on a WordPress-hosted website, a general enquiries email, a published phone line, and an embedded Twitter feed rather than a structured sales motion.

Revenue is derived from UK government education funding allocated per pupil across member academies, making the model a recurring, public-sector-funded subscription rather than a commercial pricing structure. Marketing and recruitment are handled through digital channels (website, email, telephone, social media), while the trust is governed by Members and Trustees and operates as a non-equity, non-profit educational entity rather than a venture or private-equity-backed company.

Name

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust

Legal name

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust

Website

https://ipmat.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust is an England-based Multi-Academy Trust, founded in 2016, that operates a community of primary and secondary academies under unified governance, funded by per-pupil government allocations and focused on shared expertise and staff development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Multi-academy trust
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• School improvement
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ossett

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Academy Funding: As a Multi-Academy Trust, revenue is derived from government education funding allocations per student across member academies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust operates a community of primary and secondary academies in England under a unified Multi-Academy Trust governance structure. Its core offering is the delivery of compulsory education across member academies, supplemented by centralised continuing professional development (CPD), an early career teacher programme, and a supply staff bank for temporary staffing. The trust is funded by UK government per-pupil education allocations and operates as an Exempt Charity (Registered Company Number: 07805262) headquartered in Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire.

Product overview

Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust operates as a unified educational services organisation providing compulsory schooling through its network of academies. The trust offers educational services, continuing professional development for staff, early career teacher support, and a supply staff bank for temporary staffing needs. Rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, the trust functions as a traditional MAT structure where academy education services form the core offering, complemented by HR and professional development support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academy Education Services
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Early Career Teaching Programme
• Supply Staff Bank A register system for sourcing temporary supply staff, accessible to member schools through the partnership with supplyregister.uk/trust/inspire-partnership-multi-academy-trust/, enabling on-demand cover staffing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accelerated rate of improvement across schools through collaboration with other trust schools

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Supply RegisterminorOthersExternal supply staff bank platform used for managing and registering supply staff. Schools within the trust can access the supply staff bank through supplyregister.uk/trust/inspire-partnership-multi-academy-trust/

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating a portfolio of primary and secondary academies across the East Midlands and surrounding regions. Directly comparable as a regional MAT delivering school improvement through shared central services.
• Learning in Harmony Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating primary and secondary academies with a similar community-led improvement model. Comparable in size, philosophy, and central-service structure.
• Reach Academy Trust: Smaller, regional Multi-Academy Trust focused on school improvement across a network of academies. Closely comparable in scale, regional orientation, and MAT value proposition.
• Academy Transformation Trust: Regional Multi-Academy Trust operating primary and secondary academies in the Midlands and East of England. Comparable in structure, governance model, and reliance on government per-pupil funding.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: One of the largest MATs in the north of England, headquartered in West Yorkshire, operating a network of primary and secondary academies. Highly comparable geographic and operational footprint to Inspire Partnership.
• Delta Academies Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating a network of primary and secondary schools in Yorkshire and surrounding areas. Comparable regional footprint and MAT operating model to Inspire Partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Academies Enterprise Trust: Large national Multi-Academy Trust operating primary, secondary, and alternative provision academies. Represents a scaled incumbent in the same operating category as Inspire Partnership.
• Oasis Community Learning: One of the largest MATs in England, operating academies across multiple regions with a broader national footprint. A scaled incumbent in the same MAT operating model, with significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Northern Education Trust: Multi-Academy Trust operating schools predominantly across the North East of England. Comparable as a regional MAT serving similar communities, though geographically distinct from Inspire's West Yorkshire base.

Others

• Supply Register: Supply staff bank platform explicitly used by Inspire Partnership for temporary staffing. Included as an ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, illustrating the operational dependencies of the MAT model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Inspire-Partnership-Multi-Academy-Trust-Ossett-111327860520137
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inspire-partnership-multi-academy-trust

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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