Ace Learning

UID 2064·Companies House 08681270·Incorporated September 2013

Schools

2

Flags

1

Total income

£4.6m

805 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.2%

of income

Avg reserves

6.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

Persistent: 15.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.9%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

805 / 945 places

At a glance

6 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 2

Personal development

Good 2

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.5%

+3.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressReed Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3PA
Companies House08681270
Incorporated9 September 2013

Trust growth over time

2
12/13
2
13/14
2
14/15
2
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222862£4.4m£4.6m80.7%8.3%
2022/232844£4.5m£4.1m71.4%8.1%
2023/242805£4.6m£4.1m70.2%6.5%
2024/25partial2783

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

11.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£560,000

CS staff costs

£418,000

CS income

£19,000

Admin & clerical£89,000
Teaching staff£315,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£92,000
Auditor costs£15,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.3 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Hayley Jane Porter-aslet

director·< 1 year

Karin Alderson

director·< 1 year

Helen Margaret Todd

director·< 1 year

Victoria Wallington

director·< 1 year

Kimberley Jane Foulkes

director·< 1 year

Dylan Laing

director·1 year

Rebecca Imeson

director·4 years

Gillian Erica Hollamby

director·5 years

Tuoyo Joy Dada

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Janine Louise Owen

secretary·1 year
32 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Nicholas James Yeomans

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Jane Macey

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Neil James Mcclure

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Victoria Jane Wallington

secretary·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Mark Edward Groombridge

director·4 years·Resigned May 2023

Charlotte Wilding

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Elizabeth Eryn Rossiter

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Antonio Edward Vestrini Fletcher

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Ruth Suzanne Palmer

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2022

James Alan Wilkinson

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Zuraida Curtis

director·6 years·Resigned May 2021

Patricia Gail Spragg

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Paul Ivor Johnson

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Gordon Russell

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Julie Deborah Brown

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Rebecca Rice

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Julia Catherine Robinson

director·10 years·Resigned May 2017

Elizabeth Anne Windon

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Ann Louise Millner

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Ruth Palmer

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Michael David Procyshyn

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Janis Marilyn King

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Simon Charles Brooksbank

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Maggie Keenan

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Laura Howling

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Spencer Goddard

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Joe David Mcguire

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Paul Antony Ketley

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Jane Macey

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Susan Faith Davison

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Curtis Carl Andrell Wilson

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Stephen Allan Taylor

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity