Athena Learning Trust

UID 16055·Companies House 08150106·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£47.3m

6,726 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.7%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

8.0%

Persistent: 22.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.2%

free school meals

Capacity

80%

6,726 / 8,416 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.0%below 5% threshold6 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results2 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 7RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 7RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 7RI 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 6RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.9

-0.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

77.5%

+16.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressDunheved House, Launceston, PL15 9FB

Companies House08150106

Incorporated19 July 2012

Trust growth over time

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	6,609	£43.1m	£41.9m	68.8%	5.5%
2022/23	9	6,805	£48.0m	£47.2m	72.5%	2.4%
2023/24	9	6,726	£47.3m	£45.7m	71.7%	1.1%
2024/25partial	9	6,622	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Sandrine Annick Yvonne Jamoneau

director·< 1 year

Daniel Phillip John Gibbs

director·< 1 year

Ian Frost

director·1 year

John Paul Masters

director·1 year

David Jonathan Barnett

director·2 years

Stella Ellis

director·2 years

Jacqueline Critchley

director·3 years

Gillian Sanders

director·7 years

Elaine Marshall

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Tamsin Mullen

secretary·2 years

Georgina Lucy Fahey

secretary·3 years

42 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Nicholas John Sir Weller

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2024

John Veal

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Benjamin Parnell

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Jacqueline Duthie

secretary·3 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Jakub Peterson

secretary·3 years·Resigned May 2022

Jacqui Duthie

secretary·4 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Ben Mitchell

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Claire Elizabeth Penfold

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Fenella Theta Professor Wojnarowska

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Peter Crispin

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Carla Jayne Barnard

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Aaron James Ward

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

John Patrick Aubone Rt Hon Lord Burnett

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Ashley John Shopland

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2025

John Richard White

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Tara Jade Broad

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2018

David Humphries

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Helen Reilly

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Cath Bateman

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Ian Graham

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Adam Slater

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Nigel Hawke

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Heidi Barber

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Graham Andrew Dr Johnson

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Tara Jade Broad

secretary·13 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Andrew Counsell

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Colin Edward Professor Webb

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Stephen Charles Bridgman

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Sian Elizabeth Chapman

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Claire Tyler

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Patrick Ian Pugh

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Leslie Kennedy

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Jack Andrew John Jackson

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Simon Hartgroves

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Jessica Clarke

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Adrian Bailey

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Catherine Maria Davis

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Tracey Ann Dart

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Peter Richard Tinsley Crispin

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Gavin Raymond Coombe

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

John Richard White

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Christopher Stanley Murrin Parsons

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Member schools (9)

9 schools|8 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Altarnun Primary School	140839	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Atlantic Academy	146567	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Bideford College	142540	Secondary	high absence
Camborne Science and International Academy	136524	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Egloskerry Primary School	144895	Primary	performance decline
Launceston College	139155	Secondary	high absence
Launceston Primary School	148580	Primary	—
Pool Academy	136614	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy	139553	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absence

Altarnun Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurein year deficit

Atlantic AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Bideford CollegeSecondary

high absence

Camborne Science and International AcademySecondary

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Egloskerry Primary SchoolPrimary

performance decline

Launceston CollegeSecondary

high absence

Launceston Primary SchoolPrimary

Pool AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

The Ilfracombe Church of England AcademySecondary

ofsted concernhigh absence