Applecroft School

UID 2140·Companies House 07917745·Incorporated January 2012·Compare

Schools

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£2.7m

443 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

17.6%

of income

Avg absence

3.5%

Persistent: 5.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

10.8%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

443 / 450 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

78.0%

+17.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressApplecroft School, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Companies House07917745
Incorporated20 January 2012

Trust growth over time

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

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221439£2.4m£2.4m73.8%19.6%
2022/231447£2.6m£2.7m74.5%16.7%
2023/241443£2.7m£2.6m72.4%17.6%
2024/25partial1448

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Katriona Clare Elbourne

director·< 1 year

Caroline Annabelle Buckley

director·1 year

Antonios Dr Kanellopoulos

director·2 years

Christopher Clarke

director·2 years

Elizabeth Wilson

director·3 years

Barbara Anne Crawford

director·3 years

Toni Virtanen

director·5 years

Stephen Williams

director·6 years

Louise Michelle Gardner

director·6 years

Claire Amanda Coe

director·6 years

Benjamin Kirby

director·6 years

Lisa Withe

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Odette Cecilia Coe

secretary·8 years
40 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2025

Christopher Michael Hailey

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Geraldine Rockall

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Jenny Rev'D Fennell

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Christopher Ivie

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Charlene Loveill Theophile

director·4 years·Resigned May 2025

Rachel Rev'D Wakefield

director·5 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Lisa Bright

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Natasha Lawrence

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Geraldine Rockall

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Lynn Bolton

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Lisa Faulks

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Richard Ian Hill

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Paul Wyatt

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Christopher Michael Hailey

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Sunil Kappagantula

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Helen Joanne Rock

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Adrienne Viall

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Tom Cornwell

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Leanne Kenyon

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Shane Young

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Lyn Lamaison

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Nancy Ellen Oxenham

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Lena Abrahams-green

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Felicity Kate Wadley

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Brian Antony Towndrow

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Nicholas John Lofthouse

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Dean Parker

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

Jenny Rev'D Fennell

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Martyn Jolly

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Sharon Draycott

secretary·14 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Morag Woodliffe

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Carol Ann Forbes-bonnett

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Bruce Grant Judge

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Jennifer Reverend Gray

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Mary O'donovan

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Nigel Gallacher

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Vicky Parsey

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Sharon Boulton

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Eleanor Rebecca Barden

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Graeme Thomson

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Member schools (1)

1 school|0 with risk flags|0 high severity