Learning for Life Education Trust

UID 5617·Companies House 09470229·Incorporated March 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£9.9m

1,554 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.3%

of income

Avg reserves

11.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.4%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

1,554 / 1,647 places

Total admin cost

£466k

£300 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 6 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 6 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

3 of 6 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 6 of 6 schools.

5 of 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

83%meeting standard or above

Across 6 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

75% Good+

Good 3RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

75% Good+

Good 3RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 4

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.7%

-2.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressIrthlingborough Junior School College Street, Wellingborough, NN9 5TX

Companies House09470229

Incorporated4 March 2015

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,000	£5.5m	£4.4m	65.6%	15.2%
2022/23	4	999	£5.6m	£5.2m	68.0%	12.1%
2023/24	6	1,591	£9.7m	£9.4m	75.0%	10.8%
2024/25partial	6	1,554	£9.9m	£9.4m	75.3%	11.2%
2025/26	6	1,565	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.0%

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

£294,000

CS staff costs

£182,000

CS income

-£117,000

Admin & clerical£87,000

Teaching staff£131,000

ICT£1,000

Premises-£3,000

Legal & professional£45,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

7 current directors · Average tenure: 6.5 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Gurjit Kaur Nijjer

director·< 1 year

Antony Glyn Witheyman

director·1 year

Linda Margaret Ann Ward

director·2 years

Peter Robert French

director·7 years

Susan Penrice Reading

director·11 years

Janet Lisa Cuming

director·11 years

Stephen Ward

director·11 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Malcolm Charles Johnston

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Emma Louise Johnson

director·1 year·Resigned Mar 2026

Andrew James Read

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Antony Glyn Witheyman

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Rosemary Joy Wysall Sage

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Paul Howard Davies

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School	141900	Primary	workforce pressure
Finedon Nursery and Infant School	141899	Primary	workforce pressure
Higham Ferrers Junior School	151278	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernin year deficithigh staff costs
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School	151246	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Irthlingborough Junior School	141910	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School	141909	Primary	workforce pressure