uttoxeter learning trust

What uttoxeter learning trust does

Innovate2Educate Partnership (formerly Uttoxeter Learning Trust) is a UK Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) operating nine state-funded schools across Staffordshire, England, providing continuous education for pupils aged 3-18. The portfolio comprises four First Schools (ages 3-9), four Middle Schools (ages 9-13), and one High School (ages 14-18) with post-16 provision, located in Uttoxeter, Rocester, Stoke-On-Trent, and Abbots Bromley. The trust employs over 300 staff and is headquartered at Thomas Alleyne's High School in Uttoxeter. The Diocese of Lichfield Educational Trust serves as the Diocesan Corporate Member, providing governance oversight for the Church of England schools within the trust.

The trust's technology stack centers on a One-to-One Device Initiative that places iPads in the hands of every student and staff member, supported by Arbor as the management information system, MyConcern for safeguarding, and Magma Maths as an AI-powered interactive exercise book platform. Central services include finance, IT, health and safety, governance, and school improvement functions delivered via a hub-and-spoke model to member schools. The trust has invested in Early Years transformation, including new outdoor learning facilities, and demonstrates a track record of school improvement, including leading schools out of special measures.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-pupil government funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and local authorities, with no tuition fees charged to families. Additional revenue is generated through expanded nursery provision at First Schools. The trust pursues organic growth by recruiting additional schools to join the MAT, targeting schools seeking collaborative partnership, school improvement support, and shared back-office services.

Name

uttoxeter learning trust

Legal name

Innovate2Educate Partnership

Website

https://uttlt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Innovate2Educate Partnership is a UK Multi-Academy Trust operating nine state-funded schools across Staffordshire, delivering continuous education to pupils aged 3-18 through First, Middle, and High School phases under a hub-and-spoke governance model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Uttoxeter

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (ESFA/Local Authority): As a state-funded academy trust, Innovate2Educate receives revenue from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and local authorities based on pupil numbers and educational needs. Schools operate as free schools with no tuition fees charged to parents.
2. Nursery Provision: The trust generates revenue through expanded Nursery provision at its First Schools, offering early years education which may include some funded and fee-based placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Innovate2Educate Partnership operates a multi-academy trust of nine schools across Staffordshire, England, delivering state-funded education to pupils aged 3-18 through First Schools, Middle Schools, and a High School. The trust provides seamless educational progression via a hub-and-spoke model, with centralised services covering school improvement, finance, IT, safeguarding, and governance. Operating free schools under government funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), the trust charges no tuition fees to families.

Product overview

Innovate2Educate Partnership is a multi-academy trust operating nine schools across Staffordshire providing education from ages 3-18. The trust's core educational offering is delivered through its network of First, Middle, and High Schools. Technology is a key differentiator through the One-to-One Device Initiative providing iPads to all students, integrated with the AI-powered Magma Maths learning platform. The trust also utilizes MyConcern safeguarding software for student welfare monitoring. Supporting services include school improvement expertise, finance, IT, health and safety, and governance support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovate2Educate Partnership Schools Network A family of nine Staffordshire schools providing state-funded education from ages 3-18, with seamless progression through First Schools (ages 3-9), Middle Schools (ages 9-13), and a High School (ages 14-18). Schools are free to families and operated as part of a single multi-academy trust.
• School Improvement Services Central team expertise in curriculum development, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) support, safeguarding, sustainability curriculum, and digital futures, provided to schools within the trust to drive school improvement.
• Central Services Back-office centralised services including Finance, IT, Health and Safety, Governance Professional support, and School Business Management provided to member schools across the trust.
• Nursery Provision Early years nursery education offered at First Schools within the trust for children from age 3, providing foundation-stage learning with a combination of government-funded and fee-based placements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully led two schools out of special measures and provided critical support to a third
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of Lichfield Educational TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Lichfield Educational Trust is the Diocesan Corporate Member of Innovate2Educate Partnership. It ensures the Church of England schools in the Trust maintain and develop their religious ethos, which is to be both distinctively Christian and inclusive of all. It views education as enabling the flourishing of all pupils and staff to develop their God-given potential. Represented at Members meetings by an officer of the Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education.
• ArborcoreTechnology or IntegrationSchool management information system used across the trust for student data, admissions, and operational management.
• MyConcerncoreTechnology or IntegrationMarket-leading safeguarding software application used across schools to record, monitor and review child protection, safeguarding and pastoral issues.
• Stoke Online RecruitmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial job vacancy portal for teaching and support staff recruitment across Stoke-on-Trent area schools.
• WM JobsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector jobs portal used for advertising teaching and support staff vacancies across West Midlands area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust (BDMAT): Diocesan multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools across the Midlands. Directly comparable as a UK diocesan MAT with a similar Church of England footprint, school improvement model, and central services structure; Director of Education Sam Cosgrove joined i2e from BDMAT.
• Diocese of Lichfield Educational Trust: Diocesan corporate member of Innovate2Educate Partnership and an umbrella diocesan trust across the same region. Comparable as a Church of England education body that oversees multiple CE schools and supports MAT formation in Staffordshire and the wider Midlands.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Midlands-based multi-academy trust with a portfolio of primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a regional UK MAT of broadly similar scale and structure, with comparable school improvement and central services roles.
• Reach Academy Trust: UK multi-academy trust operating a small network of schools with strong community engagement and enrichment focus. Comparable as a similarly sized UK MAT emphasising child-centred values, transitions across phases, and central school improvement services.
• Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust: Midlands-based multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools with notable technology integration. Comparable as a regional UK MAT with a technology-forward approach to learning and a similar multi-phase school mix.
• STEP Academy Trust: UK multi-academy trust operating a network of primary schools across the South East. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized UK MAT with similar emphasis on a hub-and-spoke central team supporting member schools.

Broad incumbents

• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): Large UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools nationally. Comparable as a broad incumbent using the same MAT governance structure, central team model, and per-pupil funding logic as i2e.
• United Learning: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts running schools across both state and independent sectors. Comparable as a broad incumbent MAT demonstrating the structural model i2e operates within, with overlapping central services, CPD, and school improvement functions.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust operating academies across multiple English regions. Comparable as a broad incumbent MAT with the same funding model, governance structure, and school improvement mandate as i2e.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large national multi-academy trust operating dozens of academies across England. Comparable as a UK MAT whose model of hub-and-spoke central services, inclusion agenda, and community ethos overlaps with i2e's value proposition, though at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/i2epartnership
• Xx.com/UttoxeterTrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uttoxeter-learning-trust

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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