Barton Court Academy Trust

UID 16592·Companies House 07711925·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£16.9m

2,420 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.8%

of income

Avg reserves

11.7%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 17.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.3%

free school meals

Capacity

76%

2,420 / 3,204 places

At a glance

6 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

54.5

+8.3

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBarton Court Grammar School, Canterbury, CT1 1PH

Companies House07711925

Incorporated20 July 2011

Trust growth over time

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

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18/19

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	2,090	£13.0m	£12.0m	69.9%	18.9%
2022/23	3	2,245	£15.2m	£14.1m	66.0%	9.7%
2023/24	3	2,420	£16.9m	£15.9m	72.8%	11.7%
2024/25partial	3	2,567	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,177,000

CS staff costs

£804,000

CS income

£119,000

Admin & clerical£311,000

Teaching staff£258,000

ICT£0

Premises£27,000

Legal & professional£171,000

Auditor costs£20,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 11 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Mirella Gina Anna Lombardo

director·< 1 year

Nicola Rose Lee

director·< 1 year

Kate Kochnari

director·< 1 year

Beth Forrester

director·< 1 year

Anthony James Crocker

director·1 year

Peter Anderson

director·1 year

Kirstin Melanie Jane Cardus

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Melanie Aitken

secretary·< 1 year

36 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Gina Dr Potts

director·1 year·Resigned Apr 2025

Peter Norman Leslie Dart

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Kevin Anthony Sims

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Charles John Guthrie

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Faye Reizopoulos

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Alex Ttaris

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Kirsty Mclean

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Anthony James Crocker

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Carolyn Patricia Crooks

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Robert Stewart Waterson

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Ahsan Ashfaq

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Sarah Webb

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Foteini Reizopoulou

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Alka Umaria

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Pamela Elizabeth Watts

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2022

David William Smith

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Mark Lawrence Dixon

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Christopher Joslin Palmer

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Victoria Ann Elgar

secretary·11 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Fiona Adam

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Emily Louise Triffault

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Edward Charles Gladdish

secretary·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Victoria Ann Elgar

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2021

William Dr Speed

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Peter Dr Klappa

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Edward Charles Gladdish

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Sarah Jane Cook

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Andrew Dr Long

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Nicolas Richard Hayes

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Victoria Amy Evans

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Frances Mary Beaton

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Marc Robert Blake

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Howard Bryan Slater

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2012

David Alan Surridge

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

George Francis Professor Green

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Howard Bryan Slater

secretary·14 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Barton Court Grammar School	137474	Secondary	—
Barton Manor School	149039	Secondary	in year deficit
The Charles Dickens School	144015	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence

Barton Court Grammar SchoolSecondary

Barton Manor SchoolSecondary

in year deficit

The Charles Dickens SchoolSecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence