Avonreach Academy Trust

UID 16753·Companies House 07665364·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

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

Total income

£12.3m

1,715 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.2%

of income

Avg reserves

10.1%

of income

Avg absence

6.4%

Persistent: 15.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.5%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

1,715 / 2,098 places

At a glance

2 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 2RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.6

-2.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

67.3%

+6.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressStation Road, Pershore, WR10 2BX

Companies House07665364

Incorporated10 June 2011

Trust growth over time

10/11

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,781	£9.9m	£9.4m	70.9%	0.0%
2022/23	4	1,771	£11.6m	£10.7m	71.1%	10.8%
2023/24	4	1,715	£12.3m	£11.7m	73.2%	10.1%
2024/25partial	4	1,709	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£517,000

CS staff costs

£360,000

CS income

£38,000

Admin & clerical£330,000

Teaching staff£20,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£81,000

Auditor costs£21,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Michelle Brotherton

director·1 year

James Drain

director·1 year

Susan Christian

director·2 years

Natalie Winifred Breeze

director·3 years

Floriane Fidegnon-edoh

director·3 years

Karen Lesley Rutter

director·7 years

Ian Cumming

director·8 years

Andrew Longdon

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Karen Bevan

secretary·7 years

38 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Simon Taylor

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Penelope Anstey

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Julia Hayes

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Rachel Callaghan

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Noel Paul Fowler

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Mark Anthony Slater

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Martin Vincent Allen

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Julia Dean

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Philip Andrew Hanson

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Heidi Mary Fear

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Sarah Bitcon

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Ann Myfanwy Derbyshire

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Heather Thomson

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Bob Stanton

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Richard Trevor Charles

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Richard Evans

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

John Richard Leslie Brookes

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Annette Elizabeth Davenport

secretary·14 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Felicity Mary Ash

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Keith Francis Barnes

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Steven Bessant

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Lesley Blunt

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Graham John Booth