Cavendish Education Trust

UID 17540·Companies House 08135372·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

2

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

Total income

£12.5m

1,987 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.1%

of income

Avg reserves

12.1%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 12.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.0%

free school meals

Capacity

102%

1,987 / 1,950 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 20.7%above 20%2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.3

+1.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

74.0%

+13.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Cavendish School, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
Companies House08135372
Incorporated9 July 2012

Trust growth over time

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
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 %
2021/2231,957£9.3m£8.3m62.8%20.4%
2022/2331,971£11.7m£10.7m67.8%16.9%
2023/2431,987£12.5m£12.1m71.1%12.1%
2024/25partial31,975

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£709,000

CS staff costs

£601,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£207,000
Teaching staff£332,000
ICT£7,000
Premises£53,000
Legal & professional£8,000
Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Christian Corder-courtier

director·< 1 year

Julie Ann Claxton

director·< 1 year

Christopher Bean

director·2 years

Thomas Lawson

director·4 years

Anne Challinor

director·4 years

Thomas Needham

director·4 years

Peter Midwinter

director·6 years

Peter John Marchant

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Rita Skinner

secretary·4 years
45 former officers most recent departure: Sept 2024

Christine Howell

secretary·4 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Sarah Helen Bailey

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Alexander David Molyneux

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Neil Small

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Patrick David Hole

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Nicolas Casson

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Phil Hall

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Jane Earley

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Hasan Gilani

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Sarah Morgan

secretary·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Louise Macquire-plows

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Gwen Elizabeth Taylor-hall

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Anne Stead

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Shane Barrow

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Andrew Manton

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Alison Lesley Flynn

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Denise Kong

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Donna Marie Crampton

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Jonathan Mark Mitchell

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Felicity Lesley Starkey

director·8 years·Resigned May 2017

Damian Mooncie

secretary·9 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Julia Dawn Harmer

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Katy Claire Moore

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Ian Swingler

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Parascevou Sier

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Rachel Mary Wells

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Andrea Moore

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Shane Barrow

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Ronald William Turner

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Ismail Ivan Peter Ablewhite

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Tove Steen Sorensen-bentham

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2019

John Clive Morrison

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Carol Roberts

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Nigel Alfred Askew

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Susan Joan Hyde

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Kenneth John Fitzpatrick

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Paul Andrew Jones

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Arthur Christian Cornell

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2020

William John Carter

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Richard Mark Sinclair Booth

director·13 years·Resigned May 2020

Christopher James Bean

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Richard John Mason

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Ruth Mary Mcatamney

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Mary Elizabeth Watts

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Carolyn Joan Councillor Heaps

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity
workforce pressure
workforce pressure