Warren Porter

Head of Education Strategy, IMP Software

Warren gained his chartered accountancy qualification whilst working at a primary multi academy trust with over 20 schools, before moving on to become CFO at a special/AP trust in Derbyshire. In his role at IMP, he analyses sector developments and trends, and works closely with customers to ensures that IMP’s financial management tools continually evolve to support smarter trust finance.

Finance

1 Breakout sessions: Series one

Benchmarking that goes deeper: What IMP’s 2026 Financial Benchmarking Report reveals about pay, people, and performance across the sector

This session shares the headline findings from IMP Software's 2026 MAT Financial Benchmarking Report, published in partnership with CST. Drawing on the budget assumptions of hundreds of trusts and thousands of schools, we will examine where the sector is heading on staffing ratios, school-level cost pressures, and the size and shape of central teams. We will go further this year with new analysis on CEO and CFO pay, benchmarked against trusts of similar size, location and school mix, giving trustees and executives hard data for a conversation that often relies on instinct. IMP Software's Co-founder and CEO Will Jordan will walk you through the trends shaping 2026, share what the strongest-performing trusts are doing differently, and equip you with questions to take back to your board. Ideal for CEOs, CFOs, COOs and trustees.