Beeches Learning and Development Trust

UID 16712·Companies House 07769232·Incorporated September 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.2m

1,427 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.8%

of income

Avg reserves

17.9%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

14.9%

free school meals

Capacity

111%

1,427 / 1,288 places

Total admin cost

£754k

£528 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 2 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 2 of 2 schools.

All 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 20.8%above 20%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

70.1

+23.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

50.0%

-11.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBurnham Grammar School, Burnham, SL1 7HG

Companies House07769232

Incorporated9 September 2011

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,444	£7.8m	£7.7m	78.7%	11.4%
2022/23	2	1,465	£9.2m	£8.5m	70.7%	15.8%
2023/24	2	1,431	£9.9m	£9.4m	71.4%	18.7%
2024/25partial	2	1,427	£10.2m	£10.0m	75.8%	17.9%
2025/26	2	1,420	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

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

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 9.3 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Diane O'neal

director·< 1 year

Katja Stout

director·2 years

Eric Thomas Hollis

director·2 years

Nicholas Anthony Walker

director·14 years

Alison Mary Bell

director·14 years

Andrew James Dr Gillepsie

director·14 years

Andrew Frith

director·14 years

23 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2024

Lola Owolabi

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Rajesh Keshvara

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Lizbeth Green

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Maxwell Efosa Omoruyi

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Rosie Riaz Khan

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Lynda Elizabeth Hughes

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Burnham Grammar School	137564	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dorney School	144339	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

Burnham Grammar SchoolSecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dorney SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

Timothy Griffin

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Lola Owolabi

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Timothy Ryan Connolly

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Peter Brady

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Charlie Clive Whieldon

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Roy Lee

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Jeanette Hopkins

secretary·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Arun Govindbhai Mistry

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Adrian Joseph Trehy

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Alan Hancox

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Jason William Rogerson

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Shirley Margaret Dr Foster

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Donald Andrew Edwards

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Jonathan Mark Clayton

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Anuradha Marwaha

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Nicholas David Mckeegan

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Ian Andrew Nurcombe

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012