Advance Learning Partnership

UID 16711·Companies House 07928558·Incorporated January 2012

Schools

23

Flags

46

16 high severity

Total income

£76.1m

9,212 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.2%

of income

Avg reserves

10.1%

of income

Avg absence

7.8%

Persistent: 22.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

42.8%

free school meals

Capacity

80%

9,212 / 11,584 places

At a glance

12 schools with workforce pressure10 schools with absence above 8%8 schools in deficit2 schools with declining results5 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 13RI 5

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 16RI 2

Personal development

Good 17RI 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 16RI 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.3

-2.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.1%

-7.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAdvance Learning Partnership, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Companies House07928558
Incorporated30 January 2012

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
2
11/12
3
12/13
3
13/14
3
14/15
3
15/16
4
16/17
6
17/18
7
18/19
8
19/20
9
20/21
13
21/22
17
22/23
19
23/24
23
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22136,611£41.6m£38.5m67.5%16.7%
2022/23178,149£60.8m£57.1m69.2%12.0%
2023/24198,455£69.7m£68.2m68.6%10.2%
2024/25partial239,262£2.9m£2.8m73.7%18.4%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.0 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Debra Ann Swinburn

director·1 year

Mark Benedict Professor Allen

director·1 year

Patrick Alexander Joseph Morton

director·2 years

Helen Catherine Tarokh

director·2 years

Linda Ann Davies

director·2 years

Peter Joseph Coady

director·3 years

Nigel Ashley

director·3 years

Kelvin Simpson

director·5 years

Arthur Andrew Robertson Scott

director·5 years

Alan Boddy

director·6 years

Ellen Beveridge

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Claire Oates

secretary·2 years
48 former officers most recent departure: Apr 2025

Andrew Baldwin

director·2 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Natalie Davison

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Neville Harrison

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Robert Geoffrey Wolff

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Stefanie Louise Emmerson

secretary·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Marie Abigail Roe

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Andrea Tomlinson

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Stephen Leech

director·9 years·Resigned May 2024

Hilary Baronness Armstrong

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Kelvin Simpson

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Alison Mary Aisbitt

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Fraser Paul Tinsley

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Enda Thomas Dr Chadwick

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Sarah Robson

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Melanie Sheppard

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Linda Christine Thompson

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Kevin Reynolds

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Claire Oates

secretary·11 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Emma Clare Blackett

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Gavin Smith

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Kelly Martin

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Eileen Graham

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Simon Lipscombe

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Pauline Ruth Gordon

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Anna Horner

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

John Deller

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Ian Lyle

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Robert Geoffrey Wolff

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Brian Leslie Myers

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Robert Bryan Nelson

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Geoffrey Hardy

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Alastair Rowell

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Michelle Annette Rowell

director·14 years·Resigned May 2013

Julie Ann Gallon

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

David English

director·14 years·Resigned May 2013

Joan Elizabeth Stephenson

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Linda Ann Davies

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Edward Joe Buckham

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Andrew John Williams

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Linda Thompson

secretary·14 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Susan Elaine Hopper

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Valerie Ann Hopkins

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Jonathan Mark Reverend Jewsbury

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

David Paul Kingston

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Brian Kinnair

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Kenneth Henfrey

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2016

David Glenn Liddle

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Member schools (23)

23 schools|19 with risk flags|14 high severity
high absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressureofsted concern
Dene AcademySecondary
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
workforce pressure
in year deficithigh absenceofsted concern
in year deficit
in year deficit
in year deficit
workforce pressureperformance decline
performance decline
high absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficit
high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure