Bradgate Education Partnership

UID 16351·Companies House 08168237·Incorporated August 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£46.2m

6,708 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

0.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.8%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

6,708 / 7,740 places

Total admin cost

£1.9m

£285 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 19 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

15 of 19 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 11 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 16 of 19 schools.

15 of 19 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 4 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

2 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

79%meeting standard or above

Across 19 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

79% Good+

Good 11RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

79% Good+

Outst. 3Good 8RI 3

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 10RI 2

Leadership & management

84% Good+

Good 16RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.8

-3.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.6%

+1.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTrust Offices, Wreake Valley Academy Parkstone Road, Leicester, LE7 1LY

Companies House08168237

Incorporated3 August 2012

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 1Strong standard 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	19	6,669	£35.6m	£33.5m	73.1%	18.4%
2022/23	19	6,645	£39.8m	£37.8m	74.1%	14.3%
2023/24	19	6,696	£40.5m	£38.2m	72.8%	13.0%
2024/25partial	19	6,708	£46.2m	£43.7m	74.3%	0.4%
2025/26	19	6,625	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

14.7%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£7,524,000

CS staff costs

£1,728,000

CS income

£3,163,000

Admin & clerical£577,000

Teaching staff£975,000

ICT£7,000

Premises£5,081,000

Legal & professional£162,000

Auditor costs£56,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Yvonne Dr Carlisle

director·< 1 year

Gill Hussey

director·< 1 year

Carl Andrew Musson

director·1 year

Rina Pancholi

director·1 year

Peter John Wardman

director·5 years

Elizabeth Diane Moore

director·6 years

Adam Longley

director·6 years

Edward Dominic Ernst Tarelli

director·6 years

Stephen Michael Cotton

director·8 years

David Ellis

director·10 years

Gareth Paul Nelmes

director·13 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Philippa Maffioli

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

George Robert Payne

director·9 years·Resigned May 2020

Suzanne Hall

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2022

James Peter Tickle

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Rebekah Spencer

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Howard Bakewell

Member schools (19)

19 schools|18 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Broomfield Community Primary School	138805	Primary	workforce pressure
Church Hill Infant School	138929	Primary	workforce pressure
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre	139366	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficitofsted concern
Eastfield Primary School	138806	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costs
Gaddesby Primary School	138807	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Great Dalby School	139342	Primary	workforce pressure
Highgate Primary School	148390	Primary	workforce pressure
Mercenfeld Primary School	139441	Primary	workforce pressure
Mountfields Lodge School	139034	Primary	workforce pressure
Newtown Linford Primary School	143253	Primary	workforce pressure
Outwoods Edge Primary School	139038	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Ratby Primary School	139284	Primary	workforce pressure
Seagrave Village Primary School	143249	Primary	workforce pressure
Stafford Leys Community Primary School	138154	Primary	—
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre	139341	Primary	workforce pressure
The Merton Primary School	138818	Primary	workforce pressure
The Pochin School	138838	Primary	workforce pressure
The Roundhill Academy	138079	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Wreake Valley Academy	137983	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence