Anthem Schools Trust

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

Schools

15

Flags

22

6 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

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.1%below 5% threshold8 schools with workforce pressure4 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

Outst. 2Good 8RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 3Good 8RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 5Good 7

Leadership & management

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

3
10/11
9
11/12
9
12/13
13
13/14
15
14/15
15
15/16
15
16/17
15
17/18
15
18/19
15
19/20
15
20/21
15
21/22
15
22/23
15
23/24
15
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22158,009£53.8m£52.0m75.4%-2.0%
2022/23158,117£57.4m£54.9m71.3%0.0%
2023/24157,996£61.8m£57.5m70.7%0.0%
2024/25partial157,815

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.2%

of total trust spend

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: 2.9 years · 4 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·2 years

Mark Fawzi Kamlow

director·2 years

Martin John Dr Coles

director·3 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

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Angela Elizabeth Dr Mcfarlane

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Timothy Norris Irish

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Philip Kenneth Wood

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2019

George Atterbury

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Heather Dawson

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Duncan Roger Parkes

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Sheila Patricia Mckenzie

secretary·11 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Maxine Jayne Ward

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Susannah Daniel

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2015

David Gordon Hawker

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2019

John Christopher Tweedale

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Stephen Munby

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Anna Crispin

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Richard Henry Struan Birkett

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Tony Mcaleavy

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Peter Dr Rawlinson

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Jonathan Stephen Theobalds

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Catherine Sian Paine

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Kelvin Simmonds

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Andrew Malcolm Breckon

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Wendy Woodcock

director·15 years·Resigned May 2012

Clive Adderly

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2011

Wendy Woodcock

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2011

Clive Adderley

secretary·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Neil Scott Wishart Mcintosh

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Member schools (15)

15 schools|10 with risk flags|6 high severity
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficithigh absence
performance decline
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern