Burford School

UID 2490·Companies House 08082185·Incorporated May 2012·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

2

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.6m

1,461 pupils

Avg staff costs

66.7%

of income

Avg reserves

3.5%

of income

Avg absence

7.8%

Persistent: 17.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.6%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

1,461 / 1,400 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.5%below 5% threshold1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Outst. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

52.4

+6.2

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBurford School, Burford, OX18 4PL
Companies House08082185
Incorporated24 May 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2211,470£9.6m£10.0m73.9%12.0%
2022/2311,495£10.2m£10.2m72.3%10.9%
2023/2411,461£11.6m£11.2m66.7%3.5%
2024/25partial11,443

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

12 current directors · Average tenure: 6.5 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Danielle Faye Wilden

director·1 year

Etienne Laurent Dover-smith

director·1 year

Philip Andrew Wilson

director·1 year

Matthew James Albrighton

director·4 years

Ruth Margaret Reavley

director·4 years

Matthew James Willis

director·5 years

Julie Norreen Wall

director·7 years

Philip Foster

director·8 years

Virginia Ann Renwick

director·8 years

Cheryl Bracey

director·8 years

Christopher Stuart Norridge

director·13 years

Derek Thomas Alfred Grimsley

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Suzanne Reeve

secretary·11 years
36 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2025

Sally Ann Gaudion

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Virginia Anne Spracklen

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Jennifer Warriner

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Daren Peter John Riseley

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Angela Michelle Sherwood

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Clare Brown

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Andrea Bird

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Christopher Cowley

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Tony Leach

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Steven Carroll

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Shane James Rae

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Robert Wainwright

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Sarah Matthews

director·10 years·Resigned May 2021

Richard Dampney

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Richard Martin

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Daniel Pullin

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Karen Simpson

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Wiliam Bruce Martin Beckett

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Clive Howard Mowbray

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

James Pilgrim

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Richard Kemp

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Robert Connolley

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

John Jameson White

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Kathryn Marie Haig

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Andrew John Pitman

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

David George Philip Williams

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Susan Jagger

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Wiliam Bruce Martin Beckett

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Martin Jonathan Dr Landray

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Robin Kirkpatrick

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Jonathan Mark Barrett

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Martyn William Stacey

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Mary Alcock

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Edwin James Meridew

secretary·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Malcolm Charles Harper

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Richard John Crane

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high absence