Aspire Academies Trust

UID 2189·Companies House 08187216·Incorporated August 2012·Compare

Schools

6

Flags

6

1 high severity

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

Total income

£14.2m

2,159 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.4%

Persistent: 20.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.5%

free school meals

Capacity

77%

2,159 / 2,808 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 28.0%above 20%1 school with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 5

Leadership & management

Good 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.5%

+2.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHammond Academy, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD
Companies House08187216
Incorporated21 August 2012

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
3
11/12
3
12/13
3
13/14
3
14/15
3
15/16
5
16/17
6
17/18
6
18/19
6
19/20
6
20/21
6
21/22
6
22/23
6
23/24
6
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2262,237£12.2m£10.8m71.0%0.0%
2022/2362,189£13.0m£12.1m68.8%0.0%
2023/2462,159£14.2m£12.9m67.5%0.0%
2024/25partial62,178

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£947,000

CS staff costs

£650,000

CS income

£-195,000

Admin & clerical£298,000
Teaching staff£291,000
ICT£0
Premises£100,000
Legal & professional£50,000
Auditor costs£42,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Isabelle Corinne Bearn-fournier

director·2 years

Tara Danielle Foy

director·2 years

Ayseha Habib

director·2 years

Wendy Liza Kravetz

director·2 years

Philip Andrew Lazenby

director·3 years

Richard Russell-hogg

director·5 years

Nameeta Biswas

director·5 years

Vicky Parsey

director·11 years
22 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2026

Tracy Kah Yeung Harper

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Elizabeth Rita Camilleri

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Paul Mcqueen

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Carole Ann Connelly

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Christopher John Canfield

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Graham Frederick Barrett

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Prasad Nagnath Pitale

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Stuart David Hawkes

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Jayne Lillian Bailey

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Elizabeth Michaela Lipman

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Ifeyinwa Favour Ewudo

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

David Geoffrey Stent

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Ross Paul Hayward

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Helen Varley

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Caroline Anne Tristram-walmsley

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Carrie Bennett

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Alison Woodhams

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Dean Michael Mckenna

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

David Geoffrey Stent

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Martin Patrick Mangan

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Gail Porterfield

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Janet Melville Aylward

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity
high absence
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure