Campfire Education Trust

UID 5483·Companies House 07867334·Incorporated December 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£13.0m

1,925 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.6%

of income

Avg reserves

8.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.9%

Persistent: 16.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.2%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

1,925 / 2,109 places

At a glance

6 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results1 school with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 3

Leadership & management

Good 5RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.5%

+1.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Moorland School Maslin Drive, Milton Keynes, MK6 4ND

Companies House07867334

Incorporated1 December 2011

Trust growth over time

11/12

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23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	1,896	£11.0m	£11.3m	79.2%	12.0%
2022/23	6	1,932	£11.7m	£11.0m	72.7%	7.8%
2023/24	6	1,925	£13.0m	£12.1m	70.6%	8.5%
2024/25partial	6	1,868	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£621,000

CS staff costs

£436,000

CS income

£5,000

Admin & clerical£108,000

Teaching staff£298,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£10,000

Auditor costs£31,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 7.1 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Katharine Sherwood

director·2 years

Angus Macgregor

director·2 years

Andrew George Stephen Row

director·2 years

Tanya Dr Richardson

director·3 years

Stephen Roy Townsend

director·3 years

Liam James Harrison

director·14 years

Caroline Conquest

director·14 years

Patrick Joseph Fealey

director·14 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Sourav Auddy

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Peter Bell

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Sarah Joanna Mitchell

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Christopher John Jukes

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Raymond Powell

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Jane Louise Horridge

director·5 years·Resigned May 2022

Paula Hawkins

director·5 years·Resigned May 2021

MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Sarah Anne Conant

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Adam James Pool

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Martyn Jonathan Kitson

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Kerry Reilly

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Sarah Lousie Joubert

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Karen Herring

secretary·13 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Jamie John Bateman

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

Andrew James Mr. Macgarvey

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Lisa Audrey Horner

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Jennifer Elizabeth Harte

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Michaela Jane Little

secretary·14 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Kathryn Anna Aldersley

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Joanne Bunyan

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Lucy Howard

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Tony Ian Moore

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Joanna Robinson

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2013

Colin Alistair Rose

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Amanda Taylor-hopkins

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bourton Meadow Academy	137939	Primary	workforce pressure
George Grenville Academy	140368	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Lace Hill Academy	140207	Primary	workforce pressure
Lumbertubs Primary School	146366	Primary	workforce pressure
Moorland Primary School	147154	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Spring Lane Primary School	138493	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure

Bourton Meadow AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

George Grenville AcademyPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Lace Hill AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Lumbertubs Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Moorland Primary SchoolPrimary

ofsted concernworkforce pressure

Spring Lane Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure