Eligibility Criteria for Schools
We are committed to working with schools that support our mission of addressing educational inequality and closing the achievement gap.
The Future Leaders Trust works with a wide network of schools and academies, mainly situated in one of our six regions (London, North East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, South Coast). Schools we work with are required to meet at least one of our challenging schools criteria:
Primary schools (London and North West only)
- More than 50% of pupils live in the most deprived 30% of IDACI areas
- 25% or more pupils are eligible for free school meals
- Fewer than 60% of pupils at the end of Key Stage 2 achieving Level 4 or above in English and maths
- Engaged in a formal partnership or federation with another school that meets at least one of the criteria above
Secondary schools
- More than 50% of pupils live in the most deprived 30% of IDACI (Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index) areas
- 15% or more pupils are eligible for free school meals (10% in the South Coast region)
- GCSE results fall in the bottom 30% of the national distribution
- Engaged in a formal partnership or federation with another school that meets at least one of the criteria above
If your school is eligible to work with us, there are a number of ways you can be involved. Please see the links to the left to find out how we can help you maximise impact for disadvantaged children.
If you have any questions on whether your school is eligible to work with us, please contact our Schools team on: schools@future-leaders.org.uk