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Aldridge Education

UID 2096·Companies House 05670663·Incorporated January 2006

Schools

9

Flags

25

16 high severity

Total income

£52.4m

6,009 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.4%

of income

Avg reserves

-7.8%

of income

Avg absence

12.6%

Persistent: 38.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.5%

free school meals

Capacity

76%

6,009 / 7,925 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.6%below 5% threshold9 schools with absence above 8%7 schools with workforce pressure2 schools in deficit2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6RI 1

Personal development

Good 7

Leadership & management

Good 9

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

36.2

-10.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.0%

+3.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressDuke's Aldridge Academy, London, N17 0PG
Companies House05670663
Incorporated10 January 2006

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
3
11/12
3
12/13
4
13/14
6
14/15
6
15/16
8
16/17
9
17/18
9
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 %
2021/2295,937£45.5m£42.2m71.2%-7.0%
2022/2396,019£48.5m£45.7m69.5%-8.0%
2023/2496,009£52.4m£49.9m69.4%-7.8%
2024/25partial96,018————

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.3%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£4,513,000

CS staff costs

£3,549,000

CS income

£759,000

Admin & clerical£1,408,000
Teaching staff£1,849,000
ICT£33,000
Premises£106,000
Legal & professional£149,000
Auditor costs£62,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

15 current directors · Average tenure: 3.2 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (15)

Claire Suzanne Paul

director·< 1 year

Catherine Jane Stanley

director·< 1 year

Steven Carl Meyerhoff

director·< 1 year

Claire Anne Tao

director·1 year

Richard William Rawcliffe

director·2 years

Edward Marsh-rowbotham

director·2 years

Seema Sangar

director·2 years

Sarah Elizabeth Young

director·2 years

Genevieve Field

director·3 years

Caroline Lucy Hoare

director·3 years

Emma Beatty

director·3 years

Rupert Henry Conquest Nichols

director·3 years

Francis Carl Therence Hogan

director·6 years

Jane Fletcher

director·6 years

Rob Geoffrey Wye

director·7 years
48 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2025

Tom Howells

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2025

Roderick Waldemar Lisle Henwood

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Kiran Professor Trehan

director·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Chris Jones

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Michael Ore

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Mel Brown

secretary·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Abi Olapade

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Kit Lam

secretary·4 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Jane Waters

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Theresa Lorraine Palmer

secretary·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Tunde Banjoko

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Janie Margaret Chesterton

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Caroline Sheridan

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Anand Aithal

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Rodney Malcolm Sir Aldridge

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Richard Michael Benton

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Elizabeth Zoe Claire Dawson

secretary·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Brent Thomas

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Robert Brophy

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Michael Andrew Blakey

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Jonathan Michael Brabbin

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Charles Geoffrey Bean

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Katherine Helen Cowell

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2017

THE RODNEY ALDRIDGE CHARITABLE TRUST

corporate-director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Meg Casey

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Shirley Anne Parks

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Rodney Malcolm Sir Aldridge

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Terry Boynes

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Honor Jean Wilson-fletcher

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Jacqueline Potter

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Graham Jones

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Jonathan Michael Dr Brabbin

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Alison Chalmers

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Anne Michelle Atkin

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Julia Fawcett

director·16 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Andrew Gordon Wood

director·16 years·Resigned Sept 2011

David Andrew Professor Phoenix

director·16 years·Resigned Sept 2011

John Charles Robertson

director·16 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Lynda Jayne Ryder

director·17 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Angela Dawn Neal

director·17 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Sally Margaret Ritchie

director·17 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Brendan Loughran

director·17 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Robert Anthony Simpson

director·17 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Ian John Brookes

director·17 years·Resigned Nov 2011

CLARKS NOMINEES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·20 years·Resigned Aug 2008

Thomas Segun Ilube

director·20 years·Resigned Dec 2009

Rodney Malcolm Sir Aldridge

director·20 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Ireena Susan Johnson

director·20 years·Resigned Dec 2010

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|13 high severity
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKSecondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
Brighton Aldridge Community AcademySecondary
high absence
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademySecondary
high absencein year deficitofsted concern
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioSecondary
high absenceworkforce pressure
Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryPrimary
high absenceworkforce pressure
Darwen Vale High SchoolSecondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
Duke's AldridgeSecondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
Portslade Aldridge Community AcademySecondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
UTC WarringtonSecondary
workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficitofsted concern