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Best Payers in Education 2024

24 May 2025•By Alastair Campbell, Founder•News

Top 50 Best Payers in Education 2024

This list represents the top 50 organizations in the Education sector recognized for prompt payment practices in 2024. No organization achieved a perfect 100/100 score; the scores range from 99.6/100 to 92.6/100.

  1. CRONER GROUP LIMITED (East Midlands) - 99.6/100
  2. PARADIGM TRUST (London) - 99.4/100
  3. GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST (North West) - 99.4/100
  4. TRANSFORM TRUST (East Midlands) - 99.4/100
  5. LION ACADEMY TRUST (London) - 99.4/100
  6. CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST (South East) - 98.9/100
  7. BAE SYSTEMS SURFACE SHIPS LIMITED (South East) - 98.65/100
  8. LEVERHULME ACADEMY CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND COMMUNITY TRUST (North West) - 98.3/100
  9. GFM EDUCATION (South East) - 98.3/100
  10. CLARION CORVUS TRUST (East of England) - 98.2/100
  11. SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST (South East) - 98.1/100
  12. THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST (South West) - 98.1/100
  13. WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST (East of England) - 98.1/100
  14. SKILLS AND WORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED (North West) - 98.1/100
  15. BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST (South East) - 98.1/100
  16. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION LIMITED (London) - 98/100
  17. EKO TRUST (London) - 97.93/100
  18. RIVERMEAD INCLUSIVE TRUST (South East) - 97.8/100
  19. WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST (London) - 97.5/100
  20. BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (South East) - 97.5/100
  21. DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST (East Midlands) - 97.43/100
  22. BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (South West) - 97.3/100
  23. RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST (South East) - 96.97/100
  24. DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD (East Midlands) - 96.7/100
  25. EPA TRUST (South East) - 96.62/100
  26. WADE DEACON TRUST (North West) - 96.5/100
  27. KIMBOLTON SCHOOL (East of England) - 96.4/100
  28. REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST (South West) - 96.03/100
  29. ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (West Midlands) - 95.9/100
  30. ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (East Midlands) - 95.9/100
  31. DERBY HOMES LIMITED (East Midlands) - 95.79/100
  32. OAKHAM SCHOOL (East Midlands) - 95.43/100
  33. EPSOM COLLEGE (South East) - 94.9/100
  34. HERCULES PLC (South West) - 94.9/100
  35. HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY (West Midlands) - 94.8/100
  36. NET ACADEMIES TRUST (East of England) - 94.7/100
  37. JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 94.4/100
  38. THE BOLEYN TRUST (London) - 94.4/100
  39. EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) (South East) - 94.3/100
  40. CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST (London) - 94.06/100
  41. KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (South West) - 93.9/100
  42. DOWNE HOUSE SCHOOL (South East) - 93.6/100
  43. BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST (East of England) - 93.55/100
  44. CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 93.5/100
  45. THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (London) - 93.27/100
  46. HAMPTON SCHOOL (London) - 93.2/100
  47. TEACH FIRST (London) - 92.77/100
  48. CONSILIUM ACADEMIES (North West) - 92.73/100
  49. RIVER LEARNING TRUST (South East) - 92.7/100
  50. WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (West Midlands) - 92.6/100

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