Attenborough Learning Trust

UID 17189·Companies House 11307648·Incorporated April 2018·Compare

Schools

9

Flags

16

4 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£21.1m

3,290 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.1%

of income

Avg reserves

7.9%

of income

Avg absence

6.0%

Persistent: 17.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.8%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

3,290 / 3,514 places

At a glance

4 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit3 schools with Ofsted concerns3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 3RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 3RI 2

Leadership & management

Good 6RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.3%

-1.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHighfields Primary School, Leicester, LE2 0UU
Companies House11307648
Incorporated12 April 2018

Trust growth over time

4
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
4
21/22
6
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2241,476£8.9m£8.6m74.4%12.0%
2022/2362,117£13.0m£12.9m75.8%7.8%
2023/2493,290£21.1m£21.8m77.1%7.9%
2024/25partial92,797

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£487,000

CS staff costs

£219,000

CS income

£254,000

Admin & clerical£10,000
Teaching staff£39,000
ICT£45,000
Premises£6,000
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£34,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.9 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Nijah Paul

director·< 1 year

Abdishakur Tarah

director·1 year

Brian Downes

director·2 years

Robert James Grant

director·5 years

Zahir Najmudin Adamjee Mamujee

director·5 years

Lee Richard Jowett

director·6 years

Rose Norah Ann Griffiths

director·7 years

John Christopher Turner

director·7 years

Mohamed Hanif Asmal

director·7 years

Company Secretary

David Andrew Nimmo

secretary·7 years
15 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2025

Sunil Desai

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Louise Susan Dobbs

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Andrea Joan Gray

director·5 years·Resigned May 2023

Stacy Thornton

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Husein Mussa

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Learie Neil Gonsalves

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Sunil Desai

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Phillip David Gowland

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Pankaj Patel

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Sarah Kate Sutton

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Graham Andrew Frank Smith

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Pamela Denise Bingley

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2021

William Robert German

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Jane Elisabeth Ridgewell

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Shelley Patricia Whitehead

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|4 high severity
ofsted concern
ofsted concernhigh absencein year deficit
high staff costsworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit
ofsted concernworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit