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Horizon Learning Trust

Horizon House, Sherwood Park, Nottingham NG15 0DT 6 local authorities · East Midlandshorizonlearningtrust.org.uk
Schools
11
Pupils
6,452
Phases
4 secondary · 7 primary
Reserves
£3.1m (£480/pupil)
Latest year
+£0.2m
Why Horizon

An eleven-school MAT with a central finance team that contracts trust-wide — and SEND, attendance and assessment recurring across its inspections.

1–1 of 6 opportunities
#1Very High

Trust-wide procurement

Eleven-school MAT with a central finance team and a stated preference for trust-level contracts on core systems.

Central finance · 11 schools Open pitch
#2High

SEND & inclusion

A central SEND team and above-average SEN shares in several secondaries point to demand for specialist resources and CPD.

Central SEND team · SEN to 5.8% Open pitch
#3High

Attendance & engagement

Persistent absence for disadvantaged pupils appears in several inspection priorities.

Priority in 4 of 11 inspections Open pitch
#4High

Assessment & diagnostics

Checking what pupils know and remember recurs across inspection findings.

Priority in 6 of 11 inspections Open pitch
#5Medium

Primary phonics & early reading

Early reading is a recurring strength across the seven primaries — a receptive audience for consolidation, not rescue.

Strength in 6 of 7 primaries Open pitch
#6Medium

Post-16 pathways

Two 11–18 schools; sixth-form provision named as a strength — an established interest rather than a remedial need.

2 sixth forms · named strength Open pitch
In the data
  • High-impact news, Jun 2026: "Horizon in talks to take on two Lincolnshire primaries" (Schools Week).
  • Kings Meadow Primary is the most complex school in the trust (5.9/10) — driven by Pupil demand 7.8 and Academic challenge 7.2.
  • 2 schools rated financially precarious (Greenfield Academy, Sherwood Forest Primary) — against £3.1m of trust reserves and a +£0.2m latest year.
  • "Curriculum implementation / consistency" is an inspection priority in 7 of 11 schools — the trust's strongest recurring theme.
  • 1 school joined in the last three years (Kings Meadow Primary) — 7% of the trust's pupils.
  • SEN share ranges from 1.2% to 5.8% (Brookfield Community College) — trust average 3.1%.

Schools

Where the trust's schools are. Marker area is proportional to roll; shape shows phase. Positions are approximate (postcode district).
11 schools · schematic
WorksopChesterfieldLincolnGranthamDerbyLeicester
Secondary / all-through Primary Size = pupils on roll

Complexity matrix

Each school scored 0–10 on seven complexity dimensions; darker = more complex / greater pressure. Overall is the mean of the seven. Click a column to sort.
Complexity
SchoolSEND Disadv. Lang. Finance Workforce Academic Demand Overall
Kings Meadow Primary P
3.0
6.3
4.5
6.7
5.6
7.2
7.8
5.9
Brookfield Community College S
5.7
7.3
2.2
4.8
5.6
7.4
4.3
5.3
St Marks Secondary School S
6.9
6.1
2.6
4.9
5.4
4.6
6.4
5.3
Northgate Primary Academy P
5.6
3.9
3.4
6.8
6.6
4.3
5.7
5.2
Bramble Infant and Nursery P
4.9
5.6
1.9
5.2
6.8
4.2
7.6
5.2
Fernwood Comprehensive S
3.1
5.1
3.1
7.3
4.4
5.6
7.4
5.1
Victoria Park Primary P
5.7
6.5
3.4
5.2
6.7
4.3
3.5
5.0
Hillside Junior School P
3.7
4.0
5.0
6.6
6.1
3.3
6.2
5.0
Sherwood Forest Primary P
3.7
6.6
1.9
5.5
5.4
7.2
3.9
4.9
Greenfield Academy S
3.5
6.9
4.4
5.3
4.0
5.4
3.9
4.8
Ollerton Infant School P
4.5
4.1
1.6
5.1
6.6
3.9
5.9
4.5
Hover a cell to read it · P primary · S secondary · A all-through010

Key staff

  • RO
    Rachel Okafor
    CEO

    Leads the trust; former secondary headteacher and regional schools commissioner adviser, with a focus on curriculum and post-16 pathways.

  • DW
    David Whitmore
    Director of Education

    Oversees school improvement across the eleven schools; previously an HMI.

  • PN
    Priya Nair
    Chief Finance Officer

    Trust Accounting Officer; leads central finance, procurement and estates.

  • TE
    Tom Erskine
    Director of SEND & Inclusion

    Leads the trust's inclusion strategy and central SEND team.

  • HM
    Helen Marsh
    Head of Governance

    Company secretary; supports local governing bodies and the trust board.

Latest news

Financial resilience

ModerateResilience
£3.1mReserves£480 per pupil
+£0.2mLatest year
StableDirection

Schools in the trust

  • Greenfield Academy
    Station Road, Mansfield NG18 2AT · Secondary 11–18Joined Sept 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mo in trust
    1,240
  • St Marks Secondary School
    The Green, Ollerton NG22 9PS · Secondary 11–18Joined Sept 2014 · 11 yrs 11 mo in trust
    1,012
  • Brookfield Community College
    Mill Road, Chesterfield S40 3JW · Secondary 11–16Joined Sept 2018 · 7 yrs 11 mo in trust
    980
  • Fernwood Comprehensive
    Church Street, Nottingham NG5 8PA · Secondary 11–16Joined Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mo in trust
    905
  • Kings Meadow Primary
    The Green, Leicester LE3 1TT · Primary 4–11Joined Sept 2024 · 1 yr 11 mo in trust
    420
  • Northgate Primary Academy
    Church Street, Lincoln LN1 3EF · Primary 4–11Joined Jan 2020 · 6 yrs 7 mo in trust
    405
  • Victoria Park Primary
    The Green, Derby DE23 8UF · Primary 4–11Joined Sept 2015 · 10 yrs 11 mo in trust
    398
  • Sherwood Forest Primary
    Station Road, Mansfield NG21 9HH · Primary 4–11Joined Jan 2014 · 12 yrs 7 mo in trust
    380
  • Hillside Junior School
    Park Lane, Worksop S81 7DN · Primary 7–11Joined Sept 2015 · 10 yrs 11 mo in trust
    312
  • Ollerton Infant School
    The Green, Ollerton NG22 9PL · Primary 3–7Joined Sept 2018 · 7 yrs 11 mo in trust
    214
  • Bramble Infant and Nursery
    Mill Road, Grantham NG31 8XQ · Primary 3–7Joined Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mo in trust
    186