Ascendancy Partnership Trust

UID 17740·Companies House 15033276·Incorporated July 2023·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

11

7 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£24.9m

805 pupils

Avg staff costs

85.1%

of income

Avg reserves

17.3%

of income

Avg absence

10.1%

Persistent: 30.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.9%

free school meals

Capacity

103%

805 / 782 places

At a glance

6 of 8 directors appointed in last 2 years3 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

1.6

-44.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressManor Green School, Maidenhead, SL6 3EQ
Companies House15033276
Incorporated27 July 2023

Trust growth over time

2
23/24
3
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2023/242612£22.8m£22.7m83.6%7.3%
2024/25partial3824£14.8m£16.6m85.9%19.1%

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 1.4 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Jonathan Ross Shattock

director·< 1 year

Cecile Searle

director·< 1 year

Penny Carter

director·1 year

Julie Holland

director·1 year

Corrina Gillard

director·1 year

John Prior

director·1 year

Catherine Professor Tissot demidoff

director·2 years

Richard Pelly

director·2 years
5 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Dawn Linda Rossell

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Laura Mary Collett

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Rita Vasa

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Mark Trepte

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Julie-Ann Burger

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|6 high severity
Addington SchoolNot applicable
high staff costsworkforce pressurehigh absence
Brookfields SchoolNot applicable
high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Manor Green SchoolNot applicable
workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs