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Bepart Educational Trust

UID 5631·Companies House 07472190·Incorporated December 2010·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£18.6m

746 pupils

Avg staff costs

63.5%

of income

Avg reserves

19.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.9%

Persistent: 16.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

32.6%

free school meals

Capacity

33%

746 / 2,250 places

At a glance

1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.9

-6.3

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressPark Road West Claughton, Wirral, CH43 8SQ
Companies House07472190
Incorporated16 December 2010

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
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
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2222,207£14.5m£14.3m71.8%17.4%
2022/232757£17.5m£15.4m61.5%18.6%
2023/242746£18.6m£17.0m63.5%19.2%
2024/25partial1767————

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£66,000

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£18,000
Premises£0
Legal & professional£5,000
Auditor costs£14,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.4 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Paula Blakemore

director·< 1 year

Andrea Dr Mallaburn

director·< 1 year

Martin Thomas

director·1 year

Lyn Marie Hazell

director·7 years

Mike Kilbride

director·7 years

Phil James Adams

director·9 years

John Charles Cook

director·11 years
40 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

David William Putwain

director·4 years·Resigned May 2023

Jill Irene Murphy

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Peter Murphy

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Neil Williams

director·4 years·Resigned May 2023

Andrew Edward Glenton Mills

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Chris Cull

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Rebecca Lawton

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Nicholas Roe-ely

director·8 years·Resigned May 2023

John Raymond Syvret

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2020

David John Hazell

director·9 years·Resigned May 2023

Carl David Beer

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Lynda Elizabeth Eaton

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Catherine Mary Jones

director·11 years·Resigned May 2023

Michael Francis Kilbride

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Michael Joseph Morris

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Kathryn Yvonne Podmore

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Emma Louise Waller

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Elaine Margaret Crowther

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Tricia Katherine Sterling

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Johanna Bacon

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

ST PAULS SECRETARIES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Geraint Wyn Parry

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Gillian Marie Sandland

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Michael Phillip Hayhoe

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Petrice Janice Patrick

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Micheal John Coffin

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Iain James Simons

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Graham Anthony Fairlie

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Jill Christine Quayle

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Walter William Smith

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Michael John Potter

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Michael Francis Kilbride

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Dorothy Lynda Moore

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Helen Caroline Aspinall

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Alan Brighouse

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Frank Rt Hon Field

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2012

David Cracknell

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Colin Dr Hankinson

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Timothy Jerome Professor Wheeler

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

SCHOFIELD SWEENEY LLP

corporate-secretary·15 years·Resigned Jun 2012

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
Birkenhead Park SchoolSecondary
ofsted concern
Birkenhead Sixth Form College16 plus