Bohunt Education Trust

UID 2368·Companies House 07535642·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

10

Flags

21

8 high severity

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

Total income

£87.5m

11,017 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.8%

of income

Avg reserves

9.1%

of income

Avg absence

8.0%

Persistent: 21.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

17.4%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

11,017 / 12,722 places

At a glance

8 schools with absence above 8%7 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 3RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

Outst. 3Good 3RI 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 4Good 4Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.1

+2.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.0%

-1.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Companies House07535642
Incorporated18 February 2011

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
3
11/12
3
12/13
4
13/14
4
14/15
5
15/16
6
16/17
6
17/18
6
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22810,576£66.1m£62.7m69.2%11.6%
2022/23810,767£75.4m£70.5m67.5%12.3%
2023/24910,920£86.9m£83.7m69.0%9.4%
2024/25partial911,059£646k£642k77.0%5.7%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,517,000

CS staff costs

£3,113,000

CS income

£591,000

Admin & clerical£1,548,000
Teaching staff£1,340,000
ICT£4,000
Premises£3,000
Legal & professional£109,000
Auditor costs£69,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 6.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Alexander John Wingham

director·< 1 year

Malcolm John Traviss

director·1 year

Simon Francis John Cockbill

director·1 year

James Benedict Thornton

director·1 year

Jacqueline Patricia Wybrow

director·1 year

Jean Margaret Sanderson

director·7 years

James Peter Winfield

director·7 years

Steven Michael Professor Wood

director·7 years

Julie Butler

director·9 years

David Alistair Halliday

director·12 years

Neil David Strowger

director·15 years

Raymond Joseph Dr Morton

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Sharon Sylvia Taylor

secretary·1 year
15 former officers most recent departure: Aug 2025

Rosemary Black

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Jane Louise Wu

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Catherine Hemsley

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Raine Ryland

secretary·7 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Jayne Humphrey

secretary·7 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Ben John Francombe

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Stephen John Cliff

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

David Jonathan Glaser

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Graham Duncan Dr Parr

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Robert Brookes Kearsley

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Carolyn Helen Barber

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2018

David Riley

secretary·11 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Steven Peter Corkerton

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Brian Frederick Knight

secretary·15 years·Resigned May 2014

James Kevin Simmonds

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Member schools (10)

10 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Bohunt HorshamAll-through
high absence
Bohunt SchoolSecondary
high absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence
Priory SchoolSecondary
high absence
ofsted concernworkforce pressure
high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence