ASCEND LEARNING TRUST

ASCEND LEARNING TRUST has submitted data every year since 2018. 1 of 8 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 at 08:19 UTC.

Employer ID 14710
Company Number 07569743
Employer Size 500 to 999
Years Submitted
20182019202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap 19.2%

In this organisation, women earned 61p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 68.9% of the highest paid quarter and 81.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.2%
Median hourly pay gap 39.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.9%
31.1%
Upper-middle 74.2%
25.8%
Lower-middle 85.8%
14.2%
Lower quartile 81.1%
18.9%
2024 Mean pay gap 20.7%

In this organisation, women earned 58p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 65.9% of the highest paid quarter and 87.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.7%
Median hourly pay gap 41.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.9%
34.1%
Upper-middle 73.9%
26.1%
Lower-middle 86.9%
13.1%
Lower quartile 87.6%
12.4%
2023 Mean pay gap 24.6%

In this organisation, women earned 57p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 84.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.6%
Median hourly pay gap 42.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 75.8%
24.1%
Lower-middle 82.6%
17.4%
Lower quartile 84.3%
15.7%
2022 Mean pay gap 16.4%

In this organisation, women earned 74p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 70.4% of the highest paid quarter and 80.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.4%
Median hourly pay gap 26.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.4%
29.6%
Upper-middle 66.7%
33.3%
Lower-middle 85.2%
14.8%
Lower quartile 80.5%
19.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 24.3% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 60p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 62.7% of the highest paid quarter and 84.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.3%
Median hourly pay gap 40.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.7%
37.3%
Upper-middle 63.5%
36.5%
Lower-middle 83.2%
16.8%
Lower quartile 84.4%
15.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 27.6%

In this organisation, women earned 60p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 91.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 27.6%
Median hourly pay gap 40.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 65.1%
34.9%
Lower-middle 84.4%
15.6%
Lower quartile 91.8%
8.2%
2019 Mean pay gap 23.5%

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 69.5% of the highest paid quarter and 94.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.5%
Median hourly pay gap 20.3%
Men receiving bonus 2.5%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 69.5%
30.5%
Upper-middle 67.5%
32.5%
Lower-middle 72.3%
27.7%
Lower quartile 94.0%
6.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 17.9%

In this organisation, women earned 72p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 63.9% of the highest paid quarter and 72.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.9%
Median hourly pay gap 28.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.9%
36.1%
Upper-middle 69.9%
30.1%
Lower-middle 81.9%
18.1%
Lower quartile 72.6%
27.4%