Arbor Academy Trust

UID 16306·Companies House 10234376·Incorporated June 2016·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

3

1 high severity

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

Total income

£16.1m

2,140 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 13.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.0%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

2,140 / 2,260 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.1%below 5% threshold1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 4

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 4

Personal development

Outst. 4

Leadership & management

Outst. 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

89.3%

+28.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressDavies Lane Primary School Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR
Companies House10234376
Incorporated16 June 2016

Trust growth over time

1
14/15
2
15/16
3
16/17
3
17/18
4
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
4
21/22
4
22/23
4
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2242,158£14.4m£14.4m71.1%5.4%
2022/2342,156£15.1m£15.5m69.4%0.0%
2023/2442,140£16.1m£16.3m72.5%0.5%
2024/25partial42,125

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£256,000

CS staff costs

£35,000

CS income

£14,000

Admin & clerical£33,000
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£21,000
Auditor costs£43,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 8.0 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Darsan Tulan Shah

director·1 year

Irfana Malik

director·6 years

Candice Elaine Dwight

director·7 years

Jackie Westaway

director·9 years

Graham Peter Moss

director·9 years

Maureen Ewere Okoye

director·9 years

Marcia Elaine Douet

director·9 years

Michael James Russell

director·9 years

Helen Elizabeth Wagner

director·9 years
1 former officer most recent departure: Oct 2019

Bobby Friedman

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Member schools (4)

4 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity
high staff costs
workforce pressurein year deficit