L.e.a.d. Academy Trust

UID 3670·Companies House 08296921·Incorporated November 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

24 high severity

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

Total income

£80.3m

11,005 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.1%

of income

Avg reserves

7.1%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 14.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

36.0%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

11,005 / 12,524 places

Total admin cost

£3.7m

£334 per pupil

Trust overview

7 of 27 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

9 of 27 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (9 of 27).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

89% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

79% Good+

Outst. 2Good 9RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 11

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 11

Leadership & management

96% Good+

Outst. 4Good 22RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

36.1

-10.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

69.2%

+8.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Old Pumphouse, Nottingham, NG1 5DU

Companies House08296921

Incorporated16 November 2012

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	25	10,469	£67.0m	£61.7m	69.8%	9.0%
2022/23	26	11,042	£74.6m	£70.4m	70.9%	0.2%
2023/24	27	11,005	£80.3m	£78.2m	73.1%	7.1%
2024/25partial	27	11,360	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.7%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£9,397,000

CS staff costs

£5,803,000

CS income

£6,490,000

Admin & clerical£3,699,000

Teaching staff£1,746,000

ICT£0

Premises£46,000

Legal & professional£266,000

Auditor costs£85,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.5 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

John Christopher Tweedale

director·< 1 year

Shaheen Akhtar Myers

director·< 1 year

Christopher James Spicer

director·2 years

Maggie Farrar

director·4 years

Andrew Buck

director·5 years

Helen Mcnamara

director·6 years

Paul Richard Graham

director·7 years

Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi

director·10 years

Diana Owen

director·13 years

Mark Jonathan Blois

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Louise Victoria Bird

secretary·10 years

11 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Angela Margaret Browne

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

John Frederick Hobson

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2022

David Vaughan Williams

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Martin Church

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Teresa Anne Shrestha

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Melvin Thomas Kenyon

Member schools (27)

27 schools|23 with risk flags|19 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Birley Primary Academy	143964	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
Birley Spa Primary Academy	143965	Primary	ofsted concernhigh absencein year deficitworkforce pressure
Bishop Alexander L.e.a.d. Academy	140544	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Charnock Hall Primary Academy	143970	Primary	workforce pressure
Cloudside Academy	144612	Primary	workforce pressure
Da Vinci Academy	144066	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Edna G. Olds Academy	137525	Primary	—
Forest Lodge Academy	145357	Primary	high staff costs
Hogarth Academy	140303	Primary	workforce pressure
Huntingdon Academy	137550	Primary	workforce pressure
Jubilee L.e.a.d. Academy	141334	Primary	workforce pressure
Manor Farm Academy	141556	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Millfield L.e.a.d. Academy	138999	Primary	—
Noel-Baker Academy	143853	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Radford Primary School Academy	141586	Primary	—
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy	143997	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy	150301	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
St Ann's Well Academy	137526	Primary	workforce pressure
St Mary's Fields Academy	150622	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Sycamore Academy	137786	Primary	workforce pressure