Aston University STEM Education Academy Trust

UID 17847·Companies House 14638078·Incorporated February 2023·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£6.8m

775 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.1%

of income

Avg reserves

24.4%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 22.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

45.2%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

775 / 800 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 24.4%above 20%10 of 13 directors appointed in last 2 years1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.1

-2.1

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address2 Lister Street, Birmingham, B7 4AG
Companies House14638078
Incorporated3 February 2023

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221713£5.0m£4.8m74.5%20.2%
2022/231743£5.6m£5.2m72.5%26.1%
2023/241775£6.8m£6.6m69.1%24.4%
2024/25partial1875

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

13 current directors · Average tenure: 1.3 years · 18 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Tejinder Malhi

director·< 1 year

Richard Alastair Billingham

director·< 1 year

Hardip Singh Bissell

director·< 1 year

Christopher Umfreville

director·< 1 year

Samantha Burns

director·< 1 year

Amy Dr Sheppard

director·< 1 year

Raffaela Alice Goodby

director·< 1 year

Martin Thomas Wing Commander Hughes

director·< 1 year

Osama Shafique Minhaz Professor Khan

director·< 1 year

Daniel Locke-wheaton

director·< 1 year

Steven David Allen

director·3 years

Henrietta Louisa Brealey

director·3 years

Jodh Singh Dhesi

director·3 years
8 former officers most recent departure: Aug 2025

Charles Albert Stripp

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Damien Paul Foster

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Brigid Councillor Jones

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Elly Tobin

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Helen Elisabeth Professor Higson

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Caitroina Mccusker

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Gurpal Singh Rai

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Nicholas James Timothy

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity