Aspire Academy Trust

UID 2192·Companies House 07387540·Incorporated September 2010·Compare

Schools

37

Flags

48

19 high severity

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

Total income

£43.6m

6,290 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.3%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.3%

Persistent: 12.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.4%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

6,290 / 7,429 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.4%below 5% threshold14 schools with workforce pressure10 schools with declining results7 schools with Ofsted concerns5 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 16RI 6Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 21RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 19RI 4

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 31RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.9%

-6.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address20 St Austell Business Park, St. Austell, PL25 4FD
Companies House07387540
Incorporated24 September 2010

Trust growth over time

6
10/11
8
11/12
11
12/13
19
13/14
23
14/15
27
15/16
31
16/17
34
17/18
34
18/19
35
19/20
35
20/21
36
21/22
36
22/23
37
23/24
37
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22366,351£38.0m£33.1m68.0%0.8%
2022/23366,256£39.6m£35.0m69.0%0.3%
2023/24376,290£43.6m£39.6m71.3%0.2%
2024/25partial376,097

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

11.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£5,347,000

CS staff costs

£3,389,000

CS income

£369,000

Admin & clerical£1,213,000
Teaching staff£1,798,000
ICT£28,000
Premises£823,000
Legal & professional£326,000
Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Gemma Louise Robertson

director·< 1 year

Mark Jacques

director·< 1 year

Barbara Jane Dr Vann

director·1 year

Rebecca Rachel Stott

director·1 year

Daniel Chapman

director·2 years

Sophie Tamara Eddy

director·3 years

David Billing Barton

director·5 years

Penelope Jane Shilston

director·9 years

Michael Jorgen Larsen

director·10 years

Anna Elizabeth Harborne Corbett

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Victoria Edwards

secretary·8 years
31 former officers most recent departure: Nov 2024

Brian Richards

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Jay Trestain

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Vanessa Mary Bragg

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Benjamin Couch

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Jacqueline Frances Swain

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Melanie Gail Colton-dyer

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Graham Robert Renwick

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Peter Andrew Gregory

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Victoria Elsie Hatton

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Peter Brian Bradburn

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Theresa Eileen Frost

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Helen Margaret Mathieson

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2016

David Stedman

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Lorna Rabey

secretary·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Louise Burt

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Mary Chloe Abbott

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Nicola Karen Pearce

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Andrew Wright

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Neil Bryan Roberts

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Stephen David Rev Michael

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Dean Ashton

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Claire Louise Harris

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Tracey Letitia Taylor

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Rachel Carter

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Andrew Robert Fielder

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Christopher Harry Hender

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Elizabeth Ann Hender

secretary·15 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Sandra Elizabeth Hodge

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Peter Brian Bradburn

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Elizabeth Anne Sinkins

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Ivy Marie Yates

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Member schools (37)

37 schools|23 with risk flags|18 high severity
performance declineworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costshigh absenceofsted concern
workforce pressureperformance decline
high absence
performance decline
in year deficitworkforce pressureofsted concern
in year deficithigh staff costsofsted concernperformance decline
performance declineofsted concern
workforce pressureperformance decline
in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressureperformance declineofsted concern
performance decline
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure