Bosco Catholic Education Trust

UID 16631·Companies House 10573272·Incorporated January 2017·Compare

Schools

17

Flags

23

8 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£44.1m

7,387 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.3%

of income

Avg reserves

12.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.2%

Persistent: 12.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.6%

free school meals

Capacity

105%

7,387 / 7,013 places

At a glance

8 schools in deficit7 schools with staff costs above 78%6 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 10

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 4Good 7

Personal development

Outst. 6Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 3Good 14

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

55.5

+9.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.1%

+5.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBosco House C/O St Paul's Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Companies House10573272
Incorporated19 January 2017

Trust growth over time

2
16/17
2
17/18
3
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
10
23/24
15
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2283,874£21.2m£20.4m73.7%15.7%
2022/2383,962£23.0m£21.5m74.4%17.7%
2023/24104,660£28.9m£29.5m79.7%7.1%
2024/25partial156,828£15.0m£14.8m70.7%19.9%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£785,000

CS staff costs

£633,000

CS income

£134,000

Admin & clerical£306,000
Teaching staff£213,000
ICT£27,000
Premises£-191,000
Legal & professional£127,000
Auditor costs£56,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.8 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Ian Ralph O'sullivan

director·< 1 year

Christopher Horrocks

director·< 1 year

Victoria Louise Edgington

director·1 year

John Thomas Merrigan

director·1 year

John Malcolm Cornelius Bryant

director·1 year

Juliette Bellingall

director·3 years

Chris George

director·4 years

Timothy Mark Feast

director·7 years

John Fergus Brotherton

director·9 years

Daryl Brian Rev George

director·9 years
9 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

April Hanks

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Adrian John Deacon Burnett

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Helen Bilton

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Anthony Francis Moffatt

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2025

David Charles Carter

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Martin Richard John Farrell

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Katherine Ann Hallam

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2020

David Patrick Henry Burgess

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Jill Georgina Alcorn

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Member schools (17)

17 schools|13 with risk flags|8 high severity
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