Archway Learning Trust

UID 2363·Companies House 07875164·Incorporated December 2011·Compare

Schools

11

Flags

22

9 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£69.7m

8,815 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.8%

of income

Avg reserves

1.2%

of income

Avg absence

8.5%

Persistent: 23.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

46.9%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

8,815 / 9,850 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.2%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 18 months ago6 schools with workforce pressure5 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 4RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 3RI 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 3Good 5RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.8

-4.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.7%

-8.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBluecoat Aspley Academy, Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Companies House07875164
Incorporated8 December 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
2
11/12
3
12/13
4
13/14
4
14/15
4
15/16
4
16/17
5
17/18
7
18/19
7
19/20
7
20/21
9
21/22
10
22/23
10
23/24
11
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2297,869£58.6m£52.2m69.5%0.0%
2022/23108,332£64.9m£53.6m68.5%0.3%
2023/24108,615£68.4m£56.9m72.6%0.0%
2024/25partial119,006£1.3m£1.2m74.2%12.7%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

21.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£16,080,000

CS staff costs

£5,248,000

CS income

£4,338,000

Admin & clerical£1,502,000
Teaching staff£1,705,000
ICT£0
Premises£3,928,000
Legal & professional£481,000
Auditor costs£47,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 2.7 years · 8 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Danielle Jenette Manson

director·< 1 year

Louise Jones

director·< 1 year

Aimee Catherine Tinkler

director·< 1 year

Kirstine Anne Archer

director·1 year

Rajeev Ramniklal Raichura

director·1 year

Hannah Bingham

director·2 years

Brett Tooby

director·2 years

Richard Andrew Donovan

director·4 years

Peter Rev Jones

director·4 years

Richard Vasey

director·4 years

Malcolm James Trobe

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Michelle Irene Walshe

secretary·3 years
48 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

James Edward Higham

director·< 1 year·Resigned Nov 2025

Sheraz Afzal

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Kate-Jo Hodson

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Nigel John Frith

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Maria Lysenko

secretary·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Nicola Suzanne Bell

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Nigel Spraggins

secretary·6 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Anthony Garvin Darby

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Stuart Richard Stanyard

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Christopher David Dr Rolph

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Declan John Mccauley

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Sameedha Dr Rich-mahadkar

director·6 years·Resigned May 2022

Alison Taylor

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Nigel Spraggins

director·7 years·Resigned May 2019

Jane Constance Dr Moore

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Tracy Ann Rees

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Karen Lesley Wyer

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Heidi Caroline Shewell-cooper

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Margaret Elizabeth Oldroyd

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Richard Spiby

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Gordon Mcdonald Anderson

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Sarah Clark

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Zahira Zia

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Christopher John Archer

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Andrea Jayne Davis

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Manjit Singh Lall

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Paul Graham Sykes

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Jeffrey Abbott

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Chirag Madhur Rao

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Peter Stanley Bruce

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Michael Anthony Khouri-bent

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

John Henry Rev Curran

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Jennifer Langford Allan Hempstead

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Ian Carr Abbott

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Bruce David Spencer

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Nicholas Charles Blane

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Veronica Jane Ogier

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Michelle Walshe

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Lyn Kay Watson

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Jonathan Graham Reverend Hutchinson

director·14 years·Resigned May 2017

Sian Elizabeth Hampton

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Hubert Neal Rev Gardner

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Hilary Evans

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

John Timothy Craven

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Christopher Colbeck

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Brian Professor Chiplin

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Jason Lee Brown

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Maria Lysenko

secretary·14 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Member schools (11)

11 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity
ofsted concernhigh absence
high absence
ofsted concernhigh staff costsworkforce pressure
high staff costs
high absence
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
workforce pressure