Central Schools Trust

UID 16178·Companies House 08148546·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

3

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

Total income

£5.5m

804 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.1%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

18.7%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

804 / 870 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.7%below 5% threshold1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

76.0%

+15.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBalsall Street East, Coventry, CV7 7FS
Companies House08148546
Incorporated18 July 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
2
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222853£4.9m£4.7m79.4%-6.5%
2022/232841£5.2m£5.0m78.8%0.0%
2023/242804£5.5m£5.0m72.1%0.0%
2024/25partial2756

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.3%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£448,000

CS staff costs

£355,000

CS income

£1,000

Admin & clerical£29,000
Teaching staff£285,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£37,000
Auditor costs£13,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Meena Kumari Gabbi

director·< 1 year

Jemma Louise Roberts

director·1 year

Victoria Anne Mennear

director·1 year

Alison Evans

director·2 years

Katie Barker

director·3 years

Gary Fenton

director·5 years

Julia Margaret Mcconaghy

director·8 years

Sarah-Jane Miller

director·8 years

Graeme Terence Burgess

director·13 years
26 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2025

Olwen Brown

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Elizabeth Odunayo Egbaaibon

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Elizabeth Walsh

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Claire Roberts

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Mark Charles Thumpston

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Beverley Dr Mabey

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Mark Richard Fitch

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Shirley Anne Brookes

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Tim Miller

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Lisa Sylvia Evans

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Helen Claire Dean

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Daniel James Robinson

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Richard Andrew Murray

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Julie Sharon Court

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Jacqueline Claire Barnes

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Ian Hulme

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Noreen Burgess

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Richard John Priestley

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Timothy George Miller

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Gary Philip Sawyer

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Charlotte Jane Shadbolt

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Richard Anthony Smith

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Margaret Mcpherson

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Vincent Von rittershausen

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Joanne Floyd

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Gillian Anne Wish

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
workforce pressurehigh absence