Avishayes Primary School and Early Years Centre

UID 2211·Companies House 07695401·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

1

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

Total income

£1.5m

214 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.7%

of income

Avg reserves

15.2%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 23.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.7%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

214 / 239 places

At a glance

1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

46.0%

-15.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAvishayes Primary School, Chard, TA20 1NS
Companies House07695401
Incorporated6 July 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
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 %
2021/221232£1.3m£1.5m94.6%8.3%
2022/231210£1.4m£1.4m75.4%14.6%
2023/241214£1.5m£1.5m77.7%15.2%
2024/25partial1200

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

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.9 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Marion Dietz

director·1 year

Laura Jayne Hicks

director·1 year

Shirley Flannery

director·2 years

Barbara Ann Dale

director·6 years

Karen Louise Coulson

director·7 years

Clare Rinaldi

director·7 years

Alison Hawes

director·7 years

Laura Diana Constable

director·8 years

Anthony Ronald Gray

director·12 years

Richard Clive Prosser

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Jennifer Marie Aplin

secretary·< 1 year
29 former officers most recent departure: Nov 2025

Eliza Raya Lamb

secretary·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Leah Elliott

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Whitney Gibbins

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Julie Chant

secretary·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Cora Joscelyn

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Rena Elizabeth Randall

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Clare Ann Gage

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Sandra Leggett

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Michael Alexander Berrisford

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Chris Bartlett

secretary·12 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Carolyn Mary Waterstone

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Jeffrey Reverend Williams

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Sarah Winter

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Natalie Ann Beresford

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Simon Jay

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Tina Denise Klimpke

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Nicholas Andrew Pridden

director·14 years·Resigned May 2013

Angela Karen Sunnick

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Darryl Craig Sunnick

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Alan Edward Hollick

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Mark Edwin Bartlett

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Nicola Gail Gordon

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Diana Rachel Goldsmith

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Gillian Frances Francis

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Jackie Platten

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Kaye Marie Bond

secretary·14 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Rizwana Naz Crook

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Dinah Mooring Reverend Hargreaves

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Samantha Lawrence

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity