Bmat Education

UID 2497·Companies House 07843166·Incorporated November 2011·Compare

Schools

12

Flags

36

11 high severity

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

Total income

£52.0m

6,847 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

8.8%

Persistent: 26.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

30.9%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

6,847 / 7,730 places

At a glance

8 schools with absence above 8%7 schools in deficit5 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results7 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 6RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 7RI 2

Personal development

Good 8RI 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 9RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.9

-6.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.6%

-3.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBurnt Mill Academy, Harlow, CM20 2NR
Companies House07843166
Incorporated10 November 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
4
12/13
5
13/14
6
14/15
6
15/16
7
16/17
10
17/18
10
18/19
11
19/20
12
20/21
12
21/22
12
22/23
12
23/24
12
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22126,440£43.2m£31.4m67.1%25.7%
2022/23126,701£47.1m£35.1m68.5%0.0%
2023/24126,847£52.0m£52.5m76.0%0.0%
2024/25partial126,910

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,916,000

CS staff costs

£4,142,000

CS income

£3,700,000

Admin & clerical£2,546,000
Teaching staff£922,000
ICT£0
Premises£2,799,000
Legal & professional£320,000
Auditor costs£48,000

Member schools (12)

12 schools|11 with risk flags|10 high severity
high absencein year deficit
workforce pressurehigh absence
high staff costsworkforce pressureperformance decline
high absenceworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficithigh absence
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
in year deficit
in year deficithigh absenceofsted concern
workforce pressurehigh absence
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernhigh absence