Ark Schools

UID 2157·Companies House 05112090·Incorporated April 2004·Compare

Schools

39

Flags

66

18 high severity

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

Total income

£258.3m

30,106 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.0%

of income

Avg reserves

-1.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.7%

Persistent: 18.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

48.4%

free school meals

Capacity

84%

30,106 / 35,673 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 2.0%below 5% threshold29 schools with workforce pressure11 schools in deficit8 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 11Good 17

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 12Good 14RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 11Good 17

Leadership & management

Outst. 17Good 22

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.0

+1.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

76.4%

+15.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address1 Edcity Edcity Walk, London, W12 7TF
Companies House05112090
Incorporated26 April 2004

Trust growth over time

9
10/11
13
11/12
21
12/13
30
13/14
31
14/15
33
15/16
34
16/17
35
17/18
36
18/19
37
19/20
38
20/21
39
21/22
39
22/23
39
23/24
37
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/223929,440£219.3m£199.9m67.6%2.7%
2022/233929,909£242.0m£245.1m72.3%0.9%
2023/243930,106£258.3m£253.6m73.0%-1.3%
2024/25partial3728,338

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£18,065,000

CS staff costs

£16,147,000

CS income

£8,629,000

Admin & clerical£74,000
Teaching staff£-11,751,000
ICT£0
Premises£122,000
Legal & professional£594,000
Auditor costs£182,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 10.8 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

Claire Jayne Musgrave

director·1 year

Richard King

director·2 years

Fiona Jane Forbes

director·4 years

Christina Jean Alexandrou

director·8 years

Gerard Griffin

director·15 years

Lucy Lauris Heller

director·16 years

Anthony Geraint Williams

director·18 years

Stanley Lord Fink

director·19 years

Company Secretary

Kathryn Anna Godfrey

secretary·1 year
23 former officers most recent departure: Sept 2024

Megan Mannion

secretary·1 year·Resigned Sept 2024

Riaz Ali Shah

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Elizabeth Dawson

secretary·6 years·Resigned May 2024

Daniel Labbad

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Joanna Avril Greenslade

director·7 years·Resigned May 2023

Michael Sandall

secretary·7 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Jacqueline Russell

secretary·8 years·Resigned May 2018

Michael Sandall

secretary·8 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Christopher Sheasby

secretary·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Michael Sandall

secretary·11 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Neil Timothy Wood

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Neil Timothy Wood

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Diana Judith Gerald

secretary·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Simon Richard Anthony Pink

secretary·17 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Amanda Mary Victoria Spielman

secretary·18 years·Resigned Jun 2008

Stephen John Brown

secretary·20 years·Resigned Sept 2007

Paul Fraser Dunning

director·21 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall

director·21 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Ron Eric Beller

director·21 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Paul Bernstein

director·21 years·Resigned Oct 2010

Gordon David Viggers

secretary·21 years·Resigned Mar 2006

Albor Teresa

director·21 years·Resigned Sept 2004

Gordon David Viggers

director·21 years·Resigned Mar 2006

Member schools (39)

39 schools|33 with risk flags|18 high severity
Ark AcademyAll-through
workforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costshigh absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
workforce pressure
in year deficitworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
high staff costsworkforce pressure
high absenceofsted concern
workforce pressure
in year deficitworkforce pressure
in year deficitworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
in year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
in year deficitworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
high absence
high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure