Aurora Academies Trust

UID 2206·Companies House 08107711·Incorporated June 2012·Compare

Schools

7

Flags

6

2 high severity

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

Total income

£20.8m

2,988 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.7%

Persistent: 19.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.8%

free school meals

Capacity

83%

2,988 / 3,608 places

At a glance

3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 7

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 6

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.7

-6.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.7%

-3.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGlenleigh Park Academy, Bexhill On Sea, TN39 4ED
Companies House08107711
Incorporated15 June 2012

Trust growth over time

3
11/12
5
12/13
5
13/14
6
14/15
6
15/16
6
16/17
5
17/18
6
18/19
6
19/20
7
20/21
7
21/22
7
22/23
7
23/24
7
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2272,927£26.9m£16.6m64.9%10.2%
2022/2372,959£19.2m£17.8m72.4%0.0%
2023/2472,988£20.8m£19.4m73.4%0.0%
2024/25partial72,942

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,382,000

CS staff costs

£878,000

CS income

£-187,000

Admin & clerical£229,000
Teaching staff£445,000
ICT£10,000
Premises£0
Legal & professional£265,000
Auditor costs£44,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.6 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Amanda Jayne Dr Potter

director·< 1 year

James Carroll

director·< 1 year

Sukwinder Singh Bassi

director·1 year

Charis Elizabeth Evans

director·1 year

Martha Jane Ireland Burnige

director·2 years

Stuart William Reeves

director·3 years

Adam Dominic Nichols

director·5 years

Brett Gavin North

director·6 years

Mark Quentin Brunet

director·7 years

Ronald Jay Packard

director·10 years

Maria Szalay

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Ruth Regina Ali

secretary·2 years
25 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2025

Naomi Celeste Eglington

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2024

Claire Elizabeth Lund-conlon

director·1 year·Resigned Jul 2025

Jeremy Meek

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Joanna Upton

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Stephen Calladine-evans

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Stephen Mark Dawson

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Christine Ann Bayliss

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Russell Nathan

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Martha Jane Ireland Burnige

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Bruce Jens Davis

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Jonathan Hodson

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Jean Anne Ashby

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Lesley Susan Moore

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Martha Jane Ireland Burnige

secretary·12 years·Resigned Oct 2023

David Wootton

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Helen Kavanagh

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Brian Frederick Hampson

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Karen Louise Gosden

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Margaret Mary Pleasants

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Anthony Nathaniel Blaker

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Lesley Susan Moore

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Timothy John Mccarthy

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Dawn Diane Eidelman

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Michael James Connelly

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Gene Eidelman

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Member schools (7)

7 schools|4 with risk flags|2 high severity
workforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressure
high absence
workforce pressure