Blackdown Education Partnership

UID 5141·Companies House 07338835·Incorporated August 2010·Compare

Schools

13

Flags

14

7 high severity

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

Total income

£56.7m

8,089 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.7%

of income

Avg reserves

8.8%

of income

Avg absence

7.2%

Persistent: 16.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

15.8%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

8,089 / 9,242 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago5 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 7Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 6Inad. 1

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 10Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.9

-1.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

67.5%

+6.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUffculme School Chapel Hill, Devon, EX15 3AG
Companies House07338835
Incorporated6 August 2010

Trust growth over time

3
10/11
3
11/12
5
12/13
6
13/14
6
14/15
6
15/16
7
16/17
7
17/18
7
18/19
7
19/20
9
20/21
9
21/22
9
22/23
12
23/24
12
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2295,790£37.2m£36.0m73.8%15.1%
2022/2395,870£39.9m£38.0m74.1%12.8%
2023/24126,979£50.4m£49.4m73.6%10.7%
2024/25partial127,205£2.4m£2.7m76.9%-11.1%

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 2024Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Christopher Hawes

director·< 1 year

Rebecca Lucy Collis

director·< 1 year

Veronica Lloyd-richards

director·1 year

David Michael John Taylor

director·2 years

Matthew Dr Griffiths

director·2 years

Michelle Fox

director·2 years

Helen Harris

director·3 years

Paula Dr Holbrook

director·4 years

Jenny Louise Sutton

director·7 years

Julia Elizabeth Adamson

director·11 years

Susan Jayne Brewer

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Julie Lynn Gregory

secretary·2 years
42 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2026

Simon Nicholas Foster

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Mark Richmond

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Rachel Mary White

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Kirsti Jane Nelson

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Christina Dawn Mabin

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Robert Lea

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Andrew Bennet Brook

secretary·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Wendy Jane Farrier

secretary·6 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Shaun Mark Vickery

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Natalie Kaye Keeling

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Max Ainley Graesser

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2026

James Edward George Brookes

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Anthony Lyndell Aspden

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Ian Michael Rimmer

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Brigitte Anne Norland

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Kathy Grace Hansford

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Russell Ian Wilson

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Emma Sims-fielding

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Selina Clare The Reverend Garner

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Stephen Thomas Clarke

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Sophie Olivia Brain

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Samantha Marie Rhodes

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Neil Chetwynd

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Jeremy Craig Austin

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Timothy Stephen Piper

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Robert David Lamyman

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Richard John Patrick Stanbury

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Simon Avery

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2012

David Charles Ball

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Patricia Barrett

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2011

Peter Andrew Buckley

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Jane Elizabeth Dingle

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2012

Michael Griffiths

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Jill Larcombe

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Andrew William Palmer

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Michael Garry Travers

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Joanna Mary Webber

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Diane Ruth Wheller

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Jeremy David Batchelor

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Lorraine Margaret Heath

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Anthony Lyndell Aspden

secretary·15 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Richard Peter Carman

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Member schools (13)

13 schools|9 with risk flags|6 high severity
high absence
in year deficit
high absence
high absencein year deficit
high absence
workforce pressure
ofsted concernhigh absencein year deficit
performance decline