Affinity Learning Partnership

UID 15884·Companies House 07442789·Incorporated November 2010

Schools

7

Flags

10

1 high severity

Total income

£40.5m

5,642 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.7%

of income

Avg reserves

7.6%

of income

Avg absence

6.6%

Persistent: 18.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.5%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

5,642 / 5,826 places

At a glance

5 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years1 school with declining results4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 5

Personal development

Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.1

-2.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

44.7%

-16.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O The De Ferrers Academy, Burton On Trent, DE13 0LL
Companies House07442789
Incorporated17 November 2010

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
4
15/16
6
16/17
7
17/18
7
18/19
7
19/20
7
20/21
7
21/22
7
22/23
7
23/24
7
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2275,437£33.2m£30.4m76.4%3.1%
2022/2375,550£36.3m£33.4m71.0%5.4%
2023/2475,642£40.5m£36.0m71.7%7.6%
2024/25partial75,563

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,298,000

CS staff costs

£1,488,000

CS income

£-226,000

Admin & clerical£632,000
Teaching staff£416,000
ICT£18,000
Premises£211,000
Legal & professional£154,000
Auditor costs£47,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.2 years · 8 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Karen Marie Robinson

director·< 1 year

Miles Damon Elcock

director·< 1 year

Rebecca Beaver

director·< 1 year

Thomas Samuel Deery

director·< 1 year

Jason Clive Brooks

director·< 1 year

Ahsan Ashraf

director·2 years

Peter George Jenkins

director·4 years

John Edward Fitchett

director·5 years

Fiona Ramsay Stagg

director·5 years

Company Secretary

Clare Elisabeth Hodson-walker

secretary·2 years
51 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2026

Sarah Patricia Evans

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Keerthi Dr Devendra

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Sandra Taylor

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Richard Mayfield

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Amy May Taylor

secretary·5 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Glen Robert Bown

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Sarah Jane Meader

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2024

John Widdowson

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Lesego Molai

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Joseph Gerald Dr Mcsorley

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Sophie Ann Leadley

director·7 years·Resigned May 2022

Amy Smith

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Claire Suzanne Shaw

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Julie Green

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Claire Zoe Lovell

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Maureen Felicity Evans

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Mark Richard Taylor

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Amzad Ali

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Muhammed Ahmed

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2014

David John Moss

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Paula Cherry Gaskin

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Stuart John Anderson

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Tamalyn Pyszky

secretary·12 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Steven Leonard Allen

director·14 years·Resigned May 2018

Lesley Margaret Wells

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Andrew Burns

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Mandy Shrive

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Elizabeth Ann Laughlin

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Joanne Vale

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Caroline Helena Varanka-haywood

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Caroline Wakelin

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Jacqui Botten

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Colin Robert Scott Hawthorn

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Jane Louise Dennis

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Helen Frances Dutton

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Michael Arnold York

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2011

Robert Andrew Fraser

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Brenda Highway

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Margaret Susan Hulccop

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Sarbjit Kaur Jagpal

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2011

Martin John Jones

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Jacqui Botten

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2011

Josephine Ann Matkin

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Philip Edward Baxter

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Wendy Helen Ballington

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Paul Steven Mills

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Graham Thomas Milnes

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2015

David John Moss

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

William Stevenson Dr Peacock

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Ann Sarah Walton

secretary·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Simon Clive Tunstall

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|1 high severity
high absence
workforce pressureperformance decline
high absencehigh staff costs
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence