Brighter Futures Educational Trust

UID 16470·Companies House 10359418·Incorporated September 2016·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

3

3 high severity

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

Total income

£4.8m

170 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.8%

of income

Avg reserves

15.0%

of income

Avg absence

15.6%

Persistent: 46.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

62.6%

free school meals

Capacity

73%

170 / 233 places

At a glance

4 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Good 2

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

2.6

-43.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLarwood School, Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Companies House10359418
Incorporated5 September 2016

Trust growth over time

1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222151£4.0m£3.9m78.9%20.9%
2022/232162£4.3m£4.6m82.1%13.1%
2023/242170£4.8m£4.7m76.8%15.0%
2024/25partial2187

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 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 2.2 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Joanne Dawson

director·< 1 year

Linda Lewis

director·< 1 year

Gemma Tanner

director·1 year

Laura Brewer

director·1 year

Ruth Ashmore

director·2 years

Dave Wickham

director·2 years

Daniel Login

director·6 years
24 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Kelly Atkins

director·< 1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Kate Elizabeth Coulson

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Wendy Openshaw

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Abby Cooper

director·2 years·Resigned May 2024

Debra Scholes

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Jane Kimpton

director·2 years·Resigned May 2023

Rachael Squires

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Stephen Harry Marchant

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Matthew Slater

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Peter Myers

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Pierre Van der merwe

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Paul Smith

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Justine Sharp

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

David John Pearce

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Keith Christopher Abrahams

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Laura Jane Williams

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Jacqueline Ann Baker

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Peter Myers

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Louisa Francesca Barr

director·9 years·Resigned May 2019

John Thurgood

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Sean Trimble

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Stuart Jacobs

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2020

James Walker

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Sandra Barr

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|2 high severity
Brandles SchoolNot applicable
high absence
Larwood SchoolNot applicable
high absence