Balmoral Learning Trust

UID 16051·Companies House 08083620·Incorporated May 2012·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

2

1 high severity

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

Total income

£5.7m

888 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.3%

of income

Avg reserves

19.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.0%

Persistent: 12.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.9%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

888 / 900 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 20.7%above 20%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.5%

+9.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEast Herrington Primary Academy Balmoral Terrace, Sunderland, SR3 3PR
Companies House08083620
Incorporated25 May 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222891£5.7m£5.5m61.1%17.6%
2022/232885£5.1m£4.8m68.7%20.1%
2023/242888£5.7m£5.2m69.3%19.5%
2024/25partial2891

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£228,000

CS staff costs

£177,000

CS income

£-221,000

Admin & clerical£96,000
Teaching staff£77,000
ICT£0
Premises£4,000
Legal & professional£6,000
Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 6.8 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Simon David Snowdon

director·1 year

Paul David Sandersfield

director·4 years

Susan Elizabeth Mrs. Bell

director·6 years

Terry Hambleton

director·8 years

Deborah Anne Brown

director·9 years

John Mason Robe

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Faye Chase

secretary·< 1 year
27 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2025

Allison Mccully

secretary·< 1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Sarah Elizabeth Chapman

secretary·5 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Paul Cheers

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Neil Henry

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Damien Todd

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Vicky Talbot

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Christopher Elves

director·11 years·Resigned May 2017

Joanne Elizabeth Offer

director·12 years·Resigned May 2017

Wendy Alder

secretary·12 years·Resigned Jul 2020

David Dr Bolam

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Alan Wright

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Kevin Lee Curry

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Timothy Peter Dr Dunnett

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

David Alex Rylance

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Karl Steven Sanderson

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Andrew Bennett

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Lilian Shireen Coulson

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Alison Hodgson

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2020

John Neil Iceton

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Philip Keithley

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Christine Matthews

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Sharon Miller

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Keith Thomas Newton

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Hayley Jane Harper

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

John Malcolm Eves

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Juli Isabel Poulton

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Peter Chapman

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|1 high severity
performance declineworkforce pressure