Berlesduna Academy Trust

UID 16384·Companies House 10267656·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

11

Flags

15

6 high severity

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

Total income

£23.7m

3,424 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.3%

of income

Avg reserves

6.8%

of income

Avg absence

9.7%

Persistent: 25.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

35.2%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

3,424 / 3,812 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.1%below 5% threshold6 schools with absence above 8%2 schools in deficit2 schools with declining results1 school with workforce pressure2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 6

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 6

Leadership & management

Good 9RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

50.6%

-10.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSchool House, Basildon, SS14 2EX
Companies House10267656
Incorporated7 July 2016

Trust growth over time

3
15/16
3
16/17
5
17/18
7
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
10
22/23
10
23/24
10
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2283,134£17.4m£17.2m75.5%7.2%
2022/23103,452£20.7m£20.6m75.1%5.5%
2023/24103,233£22.6m£22.3m73.3%7.0%
2024/25partial103,463

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,079,000

CS staff costs

£1,097,000

CS income

£1,741,000

Admin & clerical£411,000
Teaching staff£561,000
ICT£0
Premises£1,800,000
Legal & professional£131,000
Auditor costs£43,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.6 years

Directors / Trustees (10)

Emma Smith

director·1 year

Martin O'rourke

director·1 year

Rachel Verity Worth

director·1 year

Rosemary Anne Tracey Lovatt

director·5 years

John Hunter

director·7 years

Robin Taverner

director·9 years

Steven Peter West

director·9 years

Eileen Margaret Patching

director·9 years

Susan Pauline Segger

director·9 years

Sean Terence Tobin

director·9 years
7 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2025

Martin George Pretlove

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2025

John Edwards

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Gerry Glover

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Rebecca Walsh

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Martin Andrew Noon

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Martin George Pretlove

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Colin Holbrooke Moore

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Member schools (11)

11 schools|7 with risk flags|6 high severity
ofsted concernperformance declinehigh absence
workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concernperformance decline
high absence
high staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficithigh absence
high absence