--- title: "The Learning Alliance: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-learning-alliance-congleton-744538 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # The Learning Alliance: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Learning Alliance (Companies House 07538467, Congleton) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 29 November 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 November 2021 - Legal name: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST - Also known as: Back Firs Primary School; Castle Primary School; Cheshire Studio School; Congleton High School; Crewe Engineering and Design University Technical College; Daven Primary School; Dove Bank Primary School; Egerton Primary School; Knutsford Academy; Leighton Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Congleton - Registered address: Congleton High School, Box Lane, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4NS - Companies House number: 07538467 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07538467) - Website: https://congletonhigh.com - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-learning-alliance-congleton-744538 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 25 licensed sponsors in Congleton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/congleton - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 21 May 2026: Director resigned: ARMSTRONG, Robert David. Director change recorded on 21 May 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2026: Director resigned: AUGUST, Kathryn Mary, Dame. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2026: Secretary resigned: TWAMBLEY, David Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: New director appointed: CHESHIRE, Margaret Young. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Nov 2025: New director appointed: HOULSTON, Sean Owen Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2025: Director resigned: GREATBANKS, Alison. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Apr 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Apr 2024. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Sep 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST". Company name change recorded on 28 Sep 2023. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: AUGUST, Kathryn Mary, Dame. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: GREATBANKS, Alison. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: KIDWELL, Simon Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: CLOUGH, John Dufton. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: RANSON, Helen. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: THOMSON, Claire Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: DEMPSEY, Sharon. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 May 2022: Director resigned: GREENSTEIN, Adam Seth. Director change recorded on 16 May 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Dec 2021: Director resigned: MILLWARD, Jane. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about The Learning Alliance ### Is The Learning Alliance a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Learning Alliance in Congleton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Learning Alliance sponsor? The Learning Alliance is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Learning Alliance based? The register lists The Learning Alliance at Congleton High School, Box Lane, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4NS. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 07538467. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-learning-alliance-congleton-744538 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-learning-alliance-congleton-744538.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.