Cartmel Priory Church of England School Academy Trust

UID 2554·Companies House 07740632·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£2.8m

366 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.2%

of income

Avg reserves

6.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.9%

Persistent: 14.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

14.5%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

366 / 380 places

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.2

+1.0

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCartmel Priory Church Of England School Headless Cross, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7SA
Companies House07740632
Incorporated15 August 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
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 %
2021/221327£2.3m£2.1m71.5%12.9%
2022/231329£2.5m£2.5m71.3%11.4%
2023/241366£2.8m£2.7m71.2%6.2%
2024/25partial1354

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: 6.4 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Richard Rodway Dr Watson

director·< 1 year

Michelle Titterington

director·1 year

Beverley Ann Baldwin

director·1 year

Elisabeth Mary Cornford

director·2 years

Judith Anne Peel

director·4 years

Daniel Charles Saunders

director·4 years

Claire Elaine Unsworth

director·4 years

Sarah Beestone

director·6 years

Gemma Louise Brown

director·10 years

Stephen Gray Bell

director·13 years

Nicholas Edward Reverend Devenish

director·13 years

Susan Dean

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Joanne Claire Coulston

secretary·14 years
33 former officers most recent departure: Aug 2025

Robert Jones

director·1 year·Resigned Jun 2025

Patricia Ann Foulerton

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Kate Louise Blamire

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Esther Kirby

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Maria Jane Twigge

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Christopher Brian Mason

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Sarah Alice Shires

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Christine Jennings

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Penelope Maralyn Hollander

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Simon Hamilton Mccleery

director·8 years·Resigned May 2021

Ian Robert Doctor George

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Diane Margaret Davies

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Belinda Anne Heyes

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Andrew Graham Robinson

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Anne Marie Mcentegart

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Mary Louise Shrapnel

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Irene Allan

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2022

David John Nicholson

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Joanne Claire Coulston

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Elaine Patricia Charnock

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Krysia Marina Kaye-carmichael

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Leslie Kenneth Spring

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Sarah Elizabeth Smith

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Kirsten Anne Ross

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Dorothy Janette Mary Lownds

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2021

David Sidney Reverend Simon

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

David Rory Mitchell

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2013

Penelope Maralyn Hollander

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Jonathan Graeme Livingstone Miller

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Catherine Louise Ashcroft

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Emma Alexandra Vickers

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Paul Stanley Dr Williams

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Stephen Peter Chambers

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Member schools (1)

1 school|0 with risk flags|0 high severity