Blue Coat Church of England Academy (walsall) Trust

UID 2359·Companies House 08137486·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

2

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£7.4m

932 pupils

Avg staff costs

80.6%

of income

Avg reserves

11.4%

of income

Avg absence

8.8%

Persistent: 28.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

55.8%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

932 / 900 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

37.4

-8.8

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBlue Coat Church Of England Academy Walsall, Walsall, WS1 2ND
Companies House08137486
Incorporated10 July 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
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 %
2021/221879£6.6m£6.3m77.3%14.6%
2022/231897£6.9m£7.2m79.6%12.9%
2023/241932£7.4m£7.5m80.6%11.4%
2024/25partial1967

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

13 current directors · Average tenure: 6.0 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Candice Francis

director·< 1 year

Jeshurun Selassie

director·1 year

Andrew John Clayton

director·1 year

Christine Barkley

director·2 years

Gulfaraz Adil

director·3 years

Debo Adebowale Babatunde Adesina

director·5 years

Matthew Philip Welton

director·5 years

Lauren Kate Parker

director·7 years

Kym Jones

director·8 years

Anthony Douglas Orlik

director·9 years

David James Smith

director·9 years

James William The Revd Trood

director·11 years

Richard Everitt

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Sarah Jane Mcfarlane

secretary·5 years
24 former officers most recent departure: Jun 2024

Leanne Louise Hickenbottom-marriott

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Lynda Briggs

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Alexander James Francis

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Huw Daniel The Revd Bishop

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Pamela Mills

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Latoya Clarke-nivore

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Susan Marie Wedgwood

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2017

James Francis Power

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Philip Robert Hearne

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Carole Howard

director·10 years·Resigned May 2017

Patricia Susan Walters

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Jaswinder Singh Sohal

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2023

John Albert Proctor

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Marie-Therese Ayodele

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Joy Anne Roberts

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Elizabeth Ann Rev Chamberlain

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Anthony Douglas Orlik

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Angela Maureen Stephenson

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Jacqueline Walker

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Susan Lesley Bailey

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Alan Westerman

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Stephen Charles Rayner

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Patricia Susan Walters

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

David Noel Tonks

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high staff costshigh absence