Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

UID 3227·Companies House 08144490·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

2

1 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£2.8m

436 pupils

Avg staff costs

81.0%

of income

Avg reserves

27.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 14.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

32.0%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

436 / 420 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 27.9%above 20%1 school with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

71.0%

+10.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGreat Barr Primary School Aldridge Road, Birmingham, B44 8NT
Companies House08144490
Incorporated16 July 2012

Trust growth over time

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 %
2021/221435£2.5m£2.5m81.7%41.2%
2022/231449£2.7m£2.5m73.7%33.5%
2023/241436£2.8m£2.8m81.0%27.9%
2024/25partial1442

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

13 current directors · Average tenure: 6.2 years

Directors / Trustees (13)

Natalie Hardware-payne

director·1 year

Stuart James Walton

director·1 year

Katharine Judith Morris

director·2 years

Laura Cross

director·2 years

Charlotte Hannah Hooper

director·3 years

Claire Elizabeth Jones

director·4 years

James Frederick Tippins

director·4 years

Cheryl Butler

director·5 years

Shantina Samantha Allen

director·7 years

Rhiannon Emilie Suttle

director·8 years

Karen Melita Davies

director·12 years

Devia Surti

director·12 years

Heather Farmer

director·13 years
33 former officers most recent departure: Sept 2024

Syed Abaydur Ali

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Jodie Lianne Breakwell

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Linda Jones

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Jodie Lee Wood

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Katharine Judith Morris

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Mark Ernest Sir Aspinall

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Alex Dr Bower

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Michael John Arnold

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Lisa Ingram

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Amy Joanne Renn

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Joy Agbonlahor

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Paresh Darbar

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Margaret Linda Savage

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Karl Mumby

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Yasmin Shakeel

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Christy Mcconnell

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Gareth Lee Preen

secretary·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Margaret Hawkins

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Amanda Arnold

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Keith William Cllr Linnecor

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Amanda Matthews

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Judy Griffiths

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Julie Evans

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Klara Mullerova

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Lisa Deavall

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Anette Davis

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Sue Courbet

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Linda Sewell

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Cheryl Butler

director·13 years·Resigned May 2020

Marguerite Stewart

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2013

Peter Charles Watts

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Alan Williams

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Janet Bates

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|1 high severity
high staff costsperformance decline