Amplify Education

UID 5122·Companies House 08089704·Incorporated May 2012·Compare

Schools

21

Flags

33

3 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£84.5m

10,838 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.8%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 19.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.3%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

10,838 / 12,082 places

At a glance

8 of 12 directors appointed in last 2 years14 schools with workforce pressure9 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit3 schools with declining results3 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 15RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 3Good 15RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 5Good 13RI 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 16RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.2

+1.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.3%

-0.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTrust House, Bristol, BS13 0RF
Companies House08089704
Incorporated30 May 2012

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
6
11/12
8
12/13
10
13/14
10
14/15
11
15/16
13
16/17
14
17/18
15
18/19
17
19/20
18
20/21
18
21/22
18
22/23
20
23/24
21
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22189,171£57.5m£57.5m74.0%6.6%
2022/23189,382£65.6m£62.2m73.2%3.2%
2023/242010,582£82.6m£75.5m69.7%1.0%
2024/25partial2110,968

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,191,000

CS staff costs

£1,622,000

CS income

£-1,716,000

Admin & clerical£548,000
Teaching staff£678,000
ICT£0
Premises£15,000
Legal & professional£16,000
Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 1.6 years · 12 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Fiona Elizabeth Purcell

director·< 1 year

Andrea Jane Arlidge

director·< 1 year

David Stephen Sir Eastwood

director·< 1 year

Katie Leanne Richardson

director·< 1 year

Merlyn Pamela Ipinson-fleming

director·< 1 year

Andrew Mark Wright

director·< 1 year

Hugh Andrew Barrett

director·1 year

Jonathan Paul James

director·1 year

Julia Suzanne Gray

director·2 years

Tim Howes

director·2 years

Anne Mary Rutherford

director·3 years

Helen Margaret Cooper

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Claire Virtue

secretary·2 years
52 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Catherine Howett

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Dawn Emmerton

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Helen Robinson

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Sue Elliott

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Laura Anne Burke Alexander

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2024

James Jay Mulock

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2024

David Hussey

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Sian Redwood

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Jonathan Edward Ellis

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Paul Edward James

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Peter Baber

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Andrew Fraser Forbes

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Robert Geoffrey Wellman

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Richard Whitburn

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Emma Jarman

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Craig Anthony Lambourne

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Louise Anne Donaghey

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Thyrone Fredrick Hodgson

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Laura Kochanski

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Jane Walton

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Lee Daniel Probert

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Roger Gordon Opie

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Helen Salmon

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Jacquelyne Laurinda Smith

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Andrew John Baber

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Nathan John Peacey

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Stephanie Myra Bradley

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Alastair Michael Osborn

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Clare Annette Anderson

secretary·10 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Martina Elizabeth Peattie

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Jacqueline Ann Turner

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Liam Goodwin Sloan

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Gerard Joseph Rice

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Fenella Stokes

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Mary Louise Harty

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Melanie Watson

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Geoffrey James Professor Whitty

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Mark Jonathan Davies

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Elwyn Parry Jenkins

secretary·12 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Lois Margaret Thorn

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Caroline Janet Jenkins

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Lynn Merilion

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Christine Rose Gardner

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Nicholas John Eric Batchelar

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Ian Venn

secretary·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Leslie Robert Caunce

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Fay Croft

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Annie Alexandra Hudson

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Julia Weston

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2015

TRUST IN LEARNING LIMITED

corporate-director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Judith Ella Stradling

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Ronald James Professor Ritchie

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Member schools (21)

21 schools|20 with risk flags|3 high severity
workforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence
workforce pressure
high absence
workforce pressurehigh absence
performance declineworkforce pressure
workforce pressureofsted concern
in year deficit
ofsted concernworkforce pressure
in year deficit
ofsted concernworkforce pressureperformance decline
in year deficit
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
high absenceperformance decline
workforce pressurehigh absence