Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

UID 2275·Companies House 07546141·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

12

Flags

16

11 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£42.9m

7,807 pupils

Avg staff costs

80.0%

of income

Avg reserves

-0.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 15.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

13.8%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

7,807 / 8,120 places

At a glance

5 schools with staff costs above 78%5 schools with workforce pressure4 schools in deficit1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 3Good 5

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 6

Leadership & management

Outst. 4Good 8

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.0

-1.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

55.2%

-5.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBest House Shefford Road, Shefford, SG17 5QS
Companies House07546141
Incorporated28 February 2011

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
4
11/12
6
12/13
7
13/14
7
14/15
7
15/16
7
16/17
7
17/18
8
18/19
10
19/20
10
20/21
10
21/22
10
22/23
12
23/24
12
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22105,194£31.1m£28.1m72.4%11.1%
2022/23105,496£33.4m£33.5m78.8%5.4%
2023/24127,852£47.9m£47.6m80.2%-0.6%
2024/25partial127,978£4.2m£4.1m80.6%6.6%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,350,000

CS staff costs

£2,239,000

CS income

£1,386,000

Admin & clerical£638,000
Teaching staff£834,000
ICT£0
Premises£786,000
Legal & professional£51,000
Auditor costs£47,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.8 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

Ashaab Akhtar Hussein Ahamed

director·1 year

Maggie Farrar

director·1 year

Nafia Baust

director·2 years

David Alan Morgan

director·7 years

Anthony John Sanderson

director·8 years

Ilona Catherine Bond

director·9 years

Alan Dr Lee

director·9 years
35 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2024

Jeremy Michael Tonge

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Sharon Jane Jeffs

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Claire Mycock

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Catherine Marie Piotrowski

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Carrie Traill

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Julie Elizabeth Hollings

director·10 years·Resigned May 2018

Peter Christopher Little

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Lorraine Macdonald

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Paul Adrian Walker

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Lyn Rouse

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Michelle Bailey

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Derek Archer

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Paul Martin

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Lesley Cave

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Katherine Lewis

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

Timothy Grant Ilett

director·14 years·Resigned May 2012

Julie Diane Chappell

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

David Shelvey

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Albert Dr Mistrano

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Clare Suzanne Dr Morris

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2015

John Street

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Christina Turner

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Louise Eleanor Day

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Louise Reece-jones

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Caroline Caroline Sneesby

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Paul David Braxey

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Philippa Rosemary Carrington Mcluskie

director·14 years·Resigned May 2014

Amanda Denise Barnett

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Paul Andrew Carver

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Jane Kerr Breed

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Howard Prof Smith

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Robert Page Robson

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Adrian John Rogers

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Catherine Dawn Bailey

secretary·15 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Richard William Ford

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Member schools (12)

12 schools|8 with risk flags|11 high severity
high staff costsin year deficit
workforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Etonbury AcademyMiddle deemed secondary
high staff costsin year deficit
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficit
Pix Brook AcademyMiddle deemed secondary
Robert Bloomfield AcademyMiddle deemed secondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressure