Character Education Trust

UID 5418·Companies House 07662701·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£16.1m

1,932 pupils

Avg staff costs

65.5%

of income

Avg reserves

2.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.6%

free school meals

Capacity

110%

1,932 / 1,760 places

Total admin cost

£501k

£259 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

All 2 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 2 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 9 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

1 of 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 1 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 2.5%below 5% threshold5 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

50%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

0% Good+

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

50% Good+

Outst. 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

38.5

-7.7

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBorough Green Road, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD

Companies House07662701

Incorporated8 June 2011

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,817	£11.7m	£11.5m	66.8%	8.2%
2022/23	2	1,871	£9.1m	£9.2m	64.6%	6.1%
2023/24	2	1,957	£14.7m	£14.5m	72.2%	-1.5%
2024/25partial	2	1,932	£16.1m	£14.8m	65.5%	2.4%
2025/26	2	1,970	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.6%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£545,000

CS staff costs

£519,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£333,000

Teaching staff£186,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£22,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.2 years · 8 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Jonathan James Murphy

director·< 1 year

James Charles Emmitt

director·< 1 year

Daniel Stone

director·< 1 year

Michael Cater

director·1 year

Yaci Ayarai Albana Cook

director·1 year

Asad Malik

director·4 years

Mark Charles Reeve

director·13 years

38 former officers — most recent departure: May 2026

Luke Peter Chapman

director·< 1 year·Resigned May 2026

Andrea Clarke

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Tarsam Singh Juty

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2024

David John Anthony Day

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Regina Metzler

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Linda Blumsum

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aylesford School	149319	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Wrotham School	139542	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure

Aylesford SchoolSecondary

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Wrotham SchoolSecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Derek Cuff

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Nigel Newman

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Asad Malik

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Linda Dineen

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Denis Neville Turner

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Rebecca Jane Parker

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Christopher James Miller-hanna