Castle School Education Trust

UID 2567·Companies House 08397975·Incorporated February 2013·Compare

Schools

9

Flags

22

7 high severity

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

Total income

£34.8m

5,634 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

7.8%

Persistent: 21.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.0%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

5,634 / 6,215 places

At a glance

9 schools in deficit4 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 5

Personal development

Good 5

Leadership & management

Good 8RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.0

+0.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCset Mangotsfield School, Bristol, BS16 9LH
Companies House08397975
Incorporated11 February 2013

Trust growth over time

3
12/13
5
13/14
6
14/15
7
15/16
7
16/17
7
17/18
7
18/19
7
19/20
7
20/21
7
21/22
8
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2275,208£31.0m£30.3m73.9%0.6%
2022/2385,377£34.2m£32.2m69.3%-5.9%
2023/2495,634£34.8m£36.3m76.0%0.2%
2024/25partial95,696

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,059,000

CS staff costs

£2,587,000

CS income

£4,145,000

Admin & clerical£1,642,000
Teaching staff£718,000
ICT£-1,229,000
Premises£137,000
Legal & professional£104,000
Auditor costs£39,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 7.9 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

David Didau

director·1 year

Grace Fiona Horton

director·5 years

Jayne Elizabeth Prior

director·7 years

Simon John Macsorley

director·7 years

Andrew Levitt

director·7 years

William George Roberts

director·9 years

Christopher James White-horne

director·11 years

Rhona Allgood

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Susan Jane Wright

secretary·3 years
28 former officers most recent departure: Aug 2024

Andrew Best

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Roland Wyn Roberts

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Janet Williams

secretary·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Dawn Margaret Wright

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

David Oliver Moran

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Susan Brobyn

secretary·6 years·Resigned May 2021

Margaret Ann Juel Cook

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Susannah Faith Hill

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Colin Ronald Mcdougall

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Mark Fuller

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Rhiannon Wynne Clancy

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Ian Cooper

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Keith Stanley Greenfield

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Meng Kwok

secretary·11 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Paul David Harrod

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Rhona Allgood

secretary·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Jason Alexander Lugg

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Jonathon David Welsh

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Penelope Susan Robinson

director·13 years·Resigned May 2019

Melanie Joy Warnes

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Graham Sydney Barley

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Richard Clive Parkinson

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Timothy Paul Pearce

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Stuart James Hill

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Micheal Anthony Ashfield

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Richard Paul Crabtree

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Alan Vaughan Quentin Killey

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2013

John Robert Barrow

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|7 high severity
in year deficitworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit
in year deficithigh absence
high staff costsin year deficit
high absencein year deficit
high absencein year deficit
in year deficitofsted concernperformance decline
high staff costsin year deficit
in year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressurehigh absence