Castle Phoenix Trust

UID 2565·Companies House 08331385·Incorporated December 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£36.6m

5,106 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.7%

of income

Avg reserves

7.9%

of income

Avg absence

7.3%

Persistent: 21.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.2%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

5,106 / 5,382 places

At a glance

7 schools with workforce pressure5 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 5

Leadership & management

Good 8

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.6

-4.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.6%

-1.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCaludon Castle School, Coventry, CV2 5BD

Companies House08331385

Incorporated14 December 2012

Trust growth over time

12/13

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	4,594	£28.7m	£26.1m	69.9%	26.9%
2022/23	6	4,621	£30.3m	£28.3m	68.8%	4.4%
2023/24	6	4,524	£32.4m	£31.7m	73.0%	3.8%
2024/25partial	8	4,963	£4.2m	£4.2m	71.9%	20.0%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,298,000

CS staff costs

£1,311,000

CS income

£80,000

Admin & clerical£677,000

Teaching staff£438,000

ICT£173,000

Premises£78,000

Legal & professional£337,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.9 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Robert John Evans

director·< 1 year

Victoria Elizabeth Shelley

director·1 year

Andrew Joshua Thomason

director·2 years

Mark Andrew Gregory

director·2 years

David Leon Coache

director·3 years

Michalakis Michael

director·5 years

Peter Francis Freeth

director·7 years

Kate Ireland

director·7 years

Michele Anne Marr

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Helen Ada Harrison

secretary·13 years

32 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2025

Tammy Dr Mudd

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Dale Keiron Ball

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Fay Ford

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Elaine Kathleen Hart

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Jonathan Paul Hagan

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Faye Lloyd

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Faye Lloyd

director·5 years·Resigned May 2021

Jagjit Johal

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Rachel Tracy Wade

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Matthew Hanmer

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Wieczyslaw Taylor-dowson

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Neil Andrew Forrest

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Shafiq Ahmed Sharif

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Karen Elaine Mcdowall

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Margaret Winters

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Helen Mary Reilly

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Ian Richard Boyce

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Michael James Hudson

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Catherine Elizabeth Councillor Miks

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Deborah Marie Borgeat

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Emma Jayne Over

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Mark Richard Friday

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Claire Gaynor Saunders

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Brian Lee Sedgebear

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Andrew Jude Robert Davoile

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Paul Michael Simpson

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Lesley Hancock

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Wieczyslaw Taylor-dowson

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Susanna Ella Dixon

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Martin Webster

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

David Whittle

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Aileen Mary Brown

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Caludon Castle School	139292	Secondary	workforce pressure
Charter Academy	148533	Primary	in year deficit
Foxford Community School	146436	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Hill Farm Academy	139681	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy	145019	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Little Heath Primary School	151797	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Potters Green Primary School	151791	Primary	in year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Richard Lee Primary School	146393	Primary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure

Caludon Castle SchoolSecondary

workforce pressure

Charter AcademyPrimary

in year deficit

Foxford Community SchoolSecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Hill Farm AcademyPrimary

in year deficitworkforce pressure

Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit

Little Heath Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficitworkforce pressure

Potters Green Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure

Richard Lee Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure