Anthem Schools Trust

UID 2597·Companies House 07468210·Incorporated December 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£61.8m

7,996 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 16.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.7%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

7,996 / 8,537 places

Total admin cost

£3.6m

£445 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 15 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

15 of 15 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 15 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (6 of 15).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

87% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.1%below 5% threshold12 schools with workforce pressure6 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit1 school with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

83% Good+

Outst. 2Good 8RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

92% Good+

Outst. 3Good 8RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 7

Leadership & management

93% Good+

Outst. 3Good 11RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.8

-3.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

72.1%

+11.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0DH

Companies House07468210

Incorporated13 December 2010

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	15	8,009	£53.8m	£52.0m	75.4%	-2.0%
2022/23	15	8,117	£57.4m	£54.9m	71.3%	0.0%
2023/24	15	7,996	£61.8m	£57.5m	70.7%	0.0%
2024/25partial	15	7,815	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.2%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£5,138,000

CS staff costs

£4,494,000

CS income

£763,000

Admin & clerical£1,799,000

Teaching staff£1,651,000

ICT£0

Premises£66,000

Legal & professional£71,000

Auditor costs£53,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.0 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Celine Johanne Henriksen Spencer

director·< 1 year

Molly Rose Henson

director·< 1 year

Bridget Harrison

director·1 year

Sonal Desai

director·1 year

Troels Bugge Henriksen

director·3 years

Mark Fawzi Kamlow

director·3 years

Martin John Dr Coles

director·4 years

Jayant Bhutani

director·6 years

Alison Macleod

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Claire Pannell

secretary·2 years

31 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

David Oliver Moran

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2024

Anthony Francis Breslin

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Mark Vincent Jarvis

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Jonathan Simons

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Rebecca Clarke

director·6 years·Resigned May 2024

Sally Elizabeth Wilson

Member schools (15)

15 schools|12 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abacus Belsize Primary School	139837	Primary	workforce pressure
Abbey Woods Academy	139709	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
All Saints Junior School	137281	Primary	—
Benjamin Adlard Primary School	138063	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Boston West Academy	138291	Primary	—
Gladstone Park Primary School	140833	Primary	workforce pressure
Grampian Primary Academy	138992	Primary	workforce pressure
Judith Kerr Primary School	139907	Primary	workforce pressure
Lincoln Carlton Academy	138970	Primary	—
Meadow Park Academy	138372	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mount Street Academy	137551	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Oxford Spires Academy	136261	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Queensbury Academy	138571	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
St Mark's Church of England Academy	134003	Secondary	workforce pressure
The Deepings School	137873	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern