Beyond Schools Trust

UID 3123·Companies House 07401701·Incorporated October 2010·Compare

Schools

10

Flags

17

10 high severity

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

Total income

£39.1m

7,171 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.7%

of income

Avg reserves

7.2%

of income

Avg absence

8.4%

Persistent: 25.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

34.8%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

7,171 / 7,357 places

At a glance

6 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 1RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2RI 1Inad. 2

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 2RI 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 6RI 1Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.9

-6.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

50.8%

-10.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressFort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Companies House07401701
Incorporated8 October 2010

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
4
11/12
5
12/13
6
13/14
6
14/15
6
15/16
7
16/17
8
17/18
8
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
10
23/24
10
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2285,264£32.9m£30.9m71.4%12.6%
2022/2385,312£35.7m£33.3m69.2%12.4%
2023/24107,171£39.1m£35.5m69.7%7.2%
2024/25partial107,116

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,357,000

CS staff costs

£2,228,000

CS income

£226,000

Admin & clerical£1,114,000
Teaching staff£544,000
ICT£151,000
Premises£245,000
Legal & professional£59,000
Auditor costs£49,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

13 current directors · Average tenure: 3.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Mitchell Reese Brewer

director·< 1 year

Rita Lawrence

director·< 1 year

Stuart Rae Gardner

director·1 year

Nicholas James Smith

director·1 year

Malcolm David Moaby

director·2 years

Louisa Jane Jones

director·3 years

John Keith Mclaren

director·3 years

Paul Anthony Vandepeer

director·4 years

Sidrah Ahmad

director·5 years

Christopher John Sanford

director·5 years

Emma Jane Day

director·6 years

Richard Michael Smith

director·7 years

Lawrence John Mcveigh

director·7 years
23 former officers most recent departure: Jun 2025

Marc William Hoodless

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Trovene Hartley

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Barry John Symons

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Cordelia Osewa-ediae

director·5 years·Resigned Jun 2025

John Nicholas Dr Mount

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Benjamin Paul Streets

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Graham Paul Cottle

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Kirstie Joy Cuthbert

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Rosalind Frances Holden

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Patricia Irene Daniels

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Roselyn Chinyere Unegbu

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Veenod Kumar Rama

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Tim Grant Watts

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Helen Klimkowicz

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Terence Robert Allen Brown

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Wendy Sandra Rodgers

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Darren John Small

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Michael Robin Bailey

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Roger Brown

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Marion Joyce Cogger

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Christopher Barker

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Sylvia Mary Meade

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Denise Marie Ford

director·15 years·Resigned May 2020

Member schools (10)

10 schools|7 with risk flags|8 high severity
high absenceofsted concern
high absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
workforce pressurehigh absence
ofsted concernhigh absence
workforce pressureofsted concern