Acer Trust

UID 15720·Companies House 09591931·Incorporated May 2015

Schools

9

Flags

14

2 high severity

Total income

£34.2m

5,655 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.9%

of income

Avg reserves

2.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 16.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

14.8%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

5,655 / 5,863 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 0.8%below 5% threshold2 schools with declining results4 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 3

Leadership & management

Good 8RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.9

+2.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.0%

-5.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressMatthew Arnold School, Oxford, OX2 9JE
Companies House09591931
Incorporated14 May 2015

Trust growth over time

2
13/14
3
14/15
3
15/16
6
16/17
6
17/18
8
18/19
9
19/20
9
20/21
9
21/22
9
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2295,735£33.9m£31.6m75.1%8.6%
2022/2395,679£36.0m£34.2m72.5%8.6%
2023/2495,655£34.2m£33.5m74.9%2.3%
2024/25partial95,654

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£302,000

CS staff costs

£189,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£183,000
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£43,000
Legal & professional£23,000
Auditor costs£28,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Ben Barton

director·< 1 year

Andrew Hall

director·< 1 year

Ben Dr Potter

director·1 year

Brian Brown

director·2 years

Carole Thomson

director·2 years

Sandra Ward

director·4 years

Sally Margaret Atkinson

director·4 years

Paul Gravett

director·7 years

Stanley Michael Linton Terry

director·9 years

Judith Anne Bennett

director·9 years

Jill Cottee

director·10 years
14 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Rafael Garcia-krailing

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Janet James

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Stuart Redding

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Nicola Jane Hills

secretary·7 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Helen Joanne Curry

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

John William Green

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Brendan Michael Kromer

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2019

David Michael Marcou

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Elizabeth Ann Jones

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Julie Patience Quarrell

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Martin Charles Townsend

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Sylvia Maureen Ford

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Katherine Jane Ryan

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Richard Lionel Peacock

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|2 high severity
ofsted concern
workforce pressure
high staff costs
workforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressurehigh absence
performance decline
high staff costsworkforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
performance decline
high absence