Birkett House School

UID 2320·Companies House 08231964·Incorporated September 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£5.9m

242 pupils

Avg staff costs

89.1%

of income

Avg reserves

19.3%

of income

Avg absence

11.5%

Persistent: 28.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.3%

free school meals

Capacity

103%

242 / 236 places

At a glance

1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with absence above 8%1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBirkett House School, Wigston, LE18 2DT

Companies House08231964

Incorporated27 September 2012

Trust growth over time

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	248	£5.3m	£5.1m	83.8%	24.8%
2022/23	1	244	£5.5m	£5.5m	87.5%	23.4%
2023/24	1	242	£5.9m	£6.0m	89.1%	19.3%
2024/25partial	1	252	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

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

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

13 current directors · Average tenure: 2.7 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Victoria Hodges

director·1 year

Chris Benham

director·1 year

Sarah Jane Findley

director·1 year

Mark James Smith

director·1 year

Justin Hammond

director·1 year

Alison Mae Banks

director·1 year

Sarah Elaine Spray

director·2 years

Olivia Bingley

director·2 years

Sarah Catherine Mary Dr Levy

director·2 years

Mehwish Masood

director·2 years

Kathryn Louise Kopaczel

director·3 years

Timothy Robert Pearce

director·5 years

Christopher John White

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Christopher John White

secretary·7 years

37 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Emily Dilkes

director·1 year·Resigned Jun 2025

Iain Richard Farr

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

John Hallimond Whittingham

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Samantha Broughton

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Emily Rose Robertshaw

director·2 years·Resigned May 2025

Richard Adam Copson

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Elaine Catherine Hackett

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Alexandra Alice Higginson

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Ume Sundas Ahmed

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Hannah Lockett-bates

director·5 years·Resigned May 2024

Jane Simmons

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Kathryn Starmer

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2024

David Ruffett

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Emily Rose Robertshaw

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Sophie Elizabeth Percival

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Susan Hilary Horn

secretary·8 years·Resigned Aug 2018

William Tyler

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Linda Jane Bickley

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Maureen Lambert

director·9 years·Resigned May 2023

James Kevin Royley

director·9 years·Resigned May 2023

Kate Foster

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Lynda Freestone

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Julie Anne Bentley

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Jennifer Ruth Bradford

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Stephen Paul Crook

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Andrew Michael Mcquaid

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Raithatha Desai

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Jennifer Johnson

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Susan Hilary Horn

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Andrew Philip Bannister

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Lee Bentley

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Catherine Brooks

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Karl Rogers

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

STANFORD SECRETARIES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·13 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Fiona Barbara Lightbown

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Alan Baker

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Rosemary Lowe

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School	138935	Not applicable	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence

Wigston Birkett House Community Special SchoolNot applicable

high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence