Ad Meliora Academy Trust

UID 16387·Companies House 10270029·Incorporated July 2016

Schools

3

Flags

3

Total income

£5.1m

724 pupils

Avg staff costs

63.2%

of income

Avg reserves

18.1%

of income

Avg absence

4.5%

Persistent: 12.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

28.5%

free school meals

Capacity

72%

724 / 1,010 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 23.0%above 20%1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

Good 3

Leadership & management

Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.7%

+9.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGreenpark Academy, Kings Lynn, PE30 2RE
Companies House10270029
Incorporated8 July 2016

Trust growth over time

3
16/17
3
17/18
3
18/19
3
19/20
3
20/21
3
21/22
3
22/23
3
23/24
3
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/223710£3.8m£3.5m68.3%14.9%
2022/233752£4.5m£3.9m61.0%16.4%
2023/243724£5.1m£4.7m63.2%18.1%
2024/25partial3736

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£427,000

CS staff costs

£273,000

CS income

£327,000

Admin & clerical£70,000
Teaching staff£140,000
ICT£28,000
Premises£0
Legal & professional£93,000
Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Sarah Jane Seery

director·< 1 year

Caroline Ann-Marie Clarke

director·< 1 year

Peter William Elliott Britton

director·3 years

Michael Douglass

director·3 years

Richard James Curtis

director·6 years

Andrew James Walder

director·8 years

Karl Jermyn

director·8 years

Lisa Cook

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Penny Folkard

secretary·< 1 year
13 former officers most recent departure: Sept 2025

Sophie Marie Bates

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Janet Mcgahren

secretary·3 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Sophie Bates

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Barbara Jane Kimpton

secretary·7 years·Resigned Jun 2022

William Brannan Mollison

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Mark Joseph Deveney

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Peter Robert Wadlow

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Dorothy Ann Pulsford-harris

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Andrew James Walder

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Christopher John Barrett

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Richard James Curtis

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Karen Denise Gardner

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Alan Hunter Hayes

director·9 years·Resigned May 2018

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity
in year deficit
ofsted concernperformance decline