Big Education Trust

UID 4473·Companies House 07648389·Incorporated May 2011·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

3

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

Total income

£16.2m

1,679 pupils

Avg staff costs

65.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 17.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.4%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

1,679 / 2,040 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.8%below 5% threshold1 school in deficit1 school with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.8

+1.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

68.5%

+7.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSchool 21 Pitchford Street, London, E15 4RZ
Companies House07648389
Incorporated26 May 2011

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
3
21/22
3
22/23
3
23/24
3
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2231,707£13.7m£13.0m71.3%-1.9%
2022/2331,709£15.2m£14.3m61.5%0.4%
2023/2431,679£16.2m£15.6m65.0%0.2%
2024/25partial31,701

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

23.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£4,708,000

CS staff costs

£3,871,000

CS income

£3,660,000

Admin & clerical£955,000
Teaching staff£137,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£50,000
Auditor costs£60,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.9 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Robin Stefan Street

director·1 year

Andrew Thraves

director·2 years

Carla Aerts

director·3 years

Claire Gosnell

director·3 years

Sarah Sodeau

director·4 years

Sally Rowena Nelson

director·5 years

John Jekabs Krumins

director·7 years
18 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Ernest Boadu

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Sara Morgan

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Bharath Keshava Ramaiah

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Helen Goulden

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Rachel Elizabeth Macfarlane

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Marie Toluwani Williams

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Richard David Collier-keywood

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Philippa Cordingley

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Marion Fanthorpe

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Samantha Ghiotti

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Hashi Mohamed

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Jackson Ogunyemi

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Lee Anthony Sears

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2020

John King

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Oliver Toby De botton

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Peter Jonathan Hyman

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Edward Matthew Fidoe

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity
School 21All-through
high absenceworkforce pressure
School 360Primary
in year deficit