Bushey St James Trust

UID 2510·Companies House 07895684·Incorporated January 2012·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

7

1 high severity

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

Total income

£13.1m

1,708 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.4%

of income

Avg reserves

15.4%

of income

Avg absence

8.2%

Persistent: 20.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.2%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

1,708 / 2,014 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago1 school with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 2RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.6

-2.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.0%

-3.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Bushey Meads School, Bushey, WD23 4PA
Companies House07895684
Incorporated3 January 2012

Trust growth over time

2
11/12
2
12/13
2
13/14
2
14/15
2
15/16
3
16/17
3
17/18
3
18/19
3
19/20
3
20/21
3
21/22
3
22/23
3
23/24
3
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2231,760£11.2m£10.9m74.1%18.3%
2022/2331,726£12.8m£12.3m74.7%17.0%
2023/2431,708£13.1m£13.4m76.4%15.4%
2024/25partial31,740

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 2024Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 8.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Joel Bernbaum

director·< 1 year

Naomi Rich

director·3 years

Graham Mercer

director·6 years

Jeremy William Turner

director·11 years

Samuel Charles Russell

director·14 years

Dinah Foster Hoeksma

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Debbie Smith

secretary·1 year
18 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2025

David Winslett

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Imelda Dempsey

secretary·7 years·Resigned May 2024

Alan William Sir Steer

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Janet Elspeth Buchanan Mcnulty

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Nicholas Adam Smith

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Suzanne Briscall

secretary·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Deborrah Jacqueline Marshall

secretary·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Carol Raymond

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2015

David Elis Poultney

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Caroline Amanda Would

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Rosalyn Armitage-brain

secretary·14 years·Resigned May 2015

Richard Daryl Abrahams

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Robert Louis Coombs

director·14 years·Resigned May 2013

Jonathan David Henry Davies

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Theresa Jane Rodwell

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Heather May Maddox

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Simon John Kinna

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Keith Charles Deboice Douglas

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|1 high severity
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
workforce pressure
performance decline