Blackfen School for Girls

UID 2349·Companies House 07974098·Incorporated March 2012·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

3

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

Total income

£10.8m

1,483 pupils

Avg staff costs

78.4%

of income

Avg reserves

7.8%

of income

Avg absence

9.8%

Persistent: 27.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

15.1%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

1,483 / 1,500 places

At a glance

1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

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 4

Attainment 8

44.1

-2.1

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBlackfen School For Girls, Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Companies House07974098
Incorporated2 March 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2211,500£9.5m£9.3m77.2%6.4%
2022/2311,464£10.1m£9.8m75.4%8.9%
2023/2411,483£10.8m£10.8m78.4%7.8%
2024/25partial11,402

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

16 current directors · Average tenure: 4.5 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (16)

Jeanette Patricia Johnson

director·< 1 year

Tope Osekita

director·< 1 year

Terry Monica White

director·< 1 year

Sirin Peache

director·< 1 year

Jordan Elaine Mcmahon

director·1 year

Carrie Ann Senior

director·1 year

Bradley Tanner

director·2 years

Elsa Geethanjali Jayawardena

director·2 years

Andrew Simon Lane

director·3 years

Lindsay Kay Hance

director·3 years

Janine Wooster

director·3 years

Nadine Sarah Doyle

director·4 years

Michele Yianni

director·6 years

Janet Mary Phelps

director·12 years

William Anthony Stone

director·14 years

Stuart James Fitz gerald

director·14 years
33 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Mary Bridget Gough

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Timothy John Harris

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Hama Kwesi Hammond

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Helen Patricia Norwood

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Charlotte Downs

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Lisa Watkins

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Verity Laura Smith

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Launa Joy Ashdown

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Danielle Moore

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Louise Clare Twiner

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Robert Joseph Shaw

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Mark Rolland Felton

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Lee Christopher Thomas

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Alexandra Louise Salter

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Janice Mary Allen

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Anita Dhorajiwala

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Jonathan Edward Gullis

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Elaine Rosemarie Drummond

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Kim Dr Hayward

director·12 years·Resigned May 2017

Kim Brewer

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Stanley Monger godfrey

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Edward David Sweatman

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Trevor Brian Ford

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Angela Jane Middleton

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Kenneth George Jones

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Jean Margaret Bibbey

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Janet Cooper

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Trevor Victor Perrin

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Barbara Olushola Fadipe

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Stephen John Rogers

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Matthew Francis William Brown

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Jane Andrews

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Carol Susan Townsend

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high staff costsworkforce pressurehigh absence