Brunel Academies Trust

UID 17048·Companies House 10074054·Incorporated March 2016·Compare

Schools

8

Flags

25

13 high severity

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

Total income

£21.5m

1,524 pupils

Avg staff costs

81.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

9.5%

Persistent: 27.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

28.2%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

1,524 / 1,578 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 0.1%below 5% threshold5 schools with staff costs above 78%5 schools in deficit5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 5RI 2

Personal development

Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 5RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

13.0

-33.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

24.0%

-37.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit B4c Orbital Retail Park, Swindon, SN25 4AN
Companies House10074054
Incorporated21 March 2016

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
4
15/16
4
16/17
6
17/18
8
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
8
23/24
8
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2281,463£21.6m£19.8m76.0%7.1%
2022/2381,487£24.6m£21.1m70.2%6.0%
2023/2481,524£21.5m£22.7m81.7%0.2%
2024/25partial81,601

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£265,000

CS staff costs

£165,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£140,000
Teaching staff£25,000
ICT£0
Premises£10,000
Legal & professional£32,000
Auditor costs£24,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.5 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Marion Dr Watson

director·1 year

Jeremy Fitzgerald Giles

director·1 year

Trevor John Philip Branch

director·2 years

Nigel Jonathon Green

director·3 years

Andrew James Tait

director·7 years

Christopher David Sims

director·7 years

William Francis Wyldbore-smith

director·8 years

Alison Ruth Lockhart Thunder

director·8 years

Jacqueline Anita Fieldwick

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Michelle Louise Carter

secretary·4 years
12 former officers most recent departure: Apr 2025

Christopher David George Gould

director·2 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Louise Joanne Moelwyn-hughes

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Patrick Joseph O'farrell

director·6 years·Resigned May 2023

Michelle Howard

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Lisa Harding

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Sarah Gillam

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Kim West

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Mark Trevour Westen

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Symon Jonathan Bye

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Paul Mr. Wingfield

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Sarah Maria Mccombe

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Alexanda Albert Hunt

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|12 high severity
high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Churchward SchoolNot applicable
in year deficithigh absence
workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficit
The Chalet SchoolNot applicable
ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
Uplands SchoolNot applicable
high staff costsofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence
ofsted concern