Schools
14
Flags
24
15 high severity
Total income
£53.5m
6,879 pupils
Avg staff costs
75.5%
of income
Avg reserves
2.4%
of income
Avg absence
7.4%
Persistent: 19.5%
Avg FSM
30.2%
free school meals
Capacity
89%
6,879 / 7,770 places
Quality of education
Behaviour & attitudes
Personal development
Leadership & management
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8
38.8
-7.4
vs national
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
66.8%
+5.8pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
Schools in trust by academic year
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 13 | 6,898 | £40.4m | £38.0m | 75.2% | 10.0% |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 6,923 | £47.4m | £45.9m | 76.1% | 2.0% |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 7,315 | £53.5m | £51.8m | 75.5% | 2.4% |
| 2024/25partial | 14 | 7,319 | — | — | — | — |
Centralisation
5.8%
of total trust spend
CS expenditure
£3,218,000
CS staff costs
£3,583,000
CS income
£380,000
9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (9)
Richard Davies
Nasa Ahmed
Claire Grainger
Christopher Peter Smith
Gareth Bower
John Howard
Nicholas Raymond Dr Clifford
Orla Marie Macsherry
Eric Leslie Griffiths
Company Secretary
Rita Patel
Sumandeep Kaur Harris
Nicole Riley
Jennie Homer
Dominic James Bradley
John Stephenson
Mohammed Emtiyaz Raza Chowdhury
Joanna Woodcock
Wilfred Chikowore
John Gunter Howells
Sarah Anne Bates
Elizabeth Jayne Keates
John Howard
Catherine Atkinson
John Stephenson
Paul Nash
Peter Redfern
William Thomas Reverend Adams
Alison Gwyneth Critchley
Elizabeth Ruth Crockett
Lorraine Faith Allen
| School | URN | Phase | Risk flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeywood First School | 142541 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Arrow Vale High School | 138505 | Secondary | high absence |
| Arrow Valley First School | 148140 | Primary | high staff costsin year deficit |
| Church Hill Middle School | 142543 | Middle deemed secondary | high absenceworkforce pressure |
| Gospel Oak School | 135599 | Secondary | ofsted concernhigh absence |
| Holyhead School | 137034 | Secondary | workforce pressure |
| Ipsley CofE Middle School | 139020 | Middle deemed secondary | — |
| Lickhill Primary School | 137825 | Primary | high staff costsin year deficit |
| Matchborough First School Academy | 140309 | Primary | high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit |
| Oak Hill First School | 150403 | Primary | high staff costs |
| Oldbury Park Primary School | 147550 | Primary | high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline |
| St Stephen's CofE First School | 147165 | Primary | — |
| Sutton Park Primary School | 146749 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Waseley Hills High School | 138664 | Secondary | workforce pressurehigh absence |