Aspire Learning Partnership

UID 17149·Companies House 11428646·Incorporated June 2018·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

3

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£30.5m

3,835 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.8%

of income

Avg reserves

36.8%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 16.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

32.5%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

3,835 / 3,830 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 45.9%above 20%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

50.3

+4.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Soar Valley College, Leicester, LE4 7GY
Companies House11428646
Incorporated22 June 2018

Trust growth over time

2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2022/2323,262£25.0m£22.6m65.8%37.4%
2023/2423,200£26.1m£23.7m69.3%45.8%
2024/25partial23,133

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£444,000

CS staff costs

£186,000

CS income

£448,000

Admin & clerical£84,000
Teaching staff£35,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£80,000
Auditor costs£35,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Colin Geoffrey Sharpe

director·1 year

Denise Jeanne Newsome

director·2 years

Susan Mary Welford

director·2 years

Edward Alan James Dr Thompson

director·7 years

Allison Claire Tripney

director·7 years

Narendrakumar Lalji Bhagwanji Waghela

director·7 years

Julia Carol Dr Pointon

director·7 years

Julie Margaret Robinson

director·7 years
4 former officers most recent departure: May 2025

Michael Francis Lilley

director·1 year·Resigned May 2025

Simon Richard William Catchpole

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Ian Edward Johnson

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Abdishakur Tarah

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity
in year deficitworkforce pressure
ofsted concern