The Learning Trust (South Leeds)

UID 1452·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£9.2m

1,269 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.7%

of income

Avg reserves

5.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.2%

Persistent: 19.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.9%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

1,269 / 1,434 places

Total admin cost

£339k

£267 per pupil

Trust overview

With 3 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 3 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 3 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

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

2 of 3 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 above the national average in 3 of 3 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 of 3 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 1 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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

67%meeting standard or above

Across 3 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.3%

+3.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 July 2011

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Needs attention 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	1,299	£8.0m	£7.8m	72.6%	13.5%
2022/23	3	1,296	£7.9m	£8.5m	80.0%	7.0%
2023/24	3	1,260	£8.7m	£8.8m	75.5%	5.3%
2024/25partial	3	1,269	£9.2m	£9.1m	76.7%	5.0%
2025/26	3	1,261	—	—	—	—

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Clapgate Primary School	107958	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School	107959	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Westwood Primary School	107954	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure

Clapgate Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costs

Hugh Gaitskell Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern

Westwood Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficitworkforce pressure

The Learning Trust (South Leeds)

Trust overview

At a glance

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

Performance (trust avg)

Trust details

Report Card inspections (new framework)

Growth

Member schools (3)