Chelmer Valley High School

UID 2633·Companies House 07696117·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

3

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£7.9m

1,140 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.3%

of income

Avg reserves

15.8%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 17.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

18.7%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

1,140 / 1,168 places

At a glance

7 of 11 directors appointed in last 2 years1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.3

-0.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressChelmer Valley High School Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Companies House07696117
Incorporated6 July 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
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
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2211,171£6.6m£7.8m89.7%21.3%
2022/2311,145£7.7m£7.6m75.9%19.6%
2023/2411,140£7.9m£8.2m79.3%15.8%
2024/25partial11,155

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 3.9 years · 10 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Rebekah Jane Dawson-hand

director·< 1 year

Heather Anne Smith

director·< 1 year

Michelle Steadman

director·< 1 year

Patrick Philpott

director·< 1 year

Tharek Choudhury

director·1 year

George Johnston

director·1 year

Thomas Gareth Owen Sparks

director·1 year

Edward Newbury

director·2 years

Matthew Griffiths

director·4 years

Colin Linnell

director·14 years

Melva Whybro

director·14 years
30 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2026

Lloyd Dare

director·1 year·Resigned Mar 2026

Simone Jayne Dhanjal

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Devan Vadher

director·1 year·Resigned Jul 2025

Joanne Bowman

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Hannah Daisy Mumby

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Arun Jeyarajah

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Frances Anderson

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Lananh Wilkinson

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Laura Brady

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Gary Peter Twinn

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Wendy Ann Daden

director·6 years·Resigned May 2023

Samantha Hill

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Adrian James Shaw

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Ross Spacey

director·8 years·Resigned May 2021

Richard Stephen Lock

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Suzanne Yvonne Mycock

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Gemma Claire Willcox

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Elizabeth Claire Goodchild

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Johanna Louise Bailey

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Clifford Douglas Mann

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Nigel Perks

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2021

John Salmon

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Geoffrey Mark Lockwood

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2023

David Neil Franklin

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Gillian Mary Dr Sturman

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Christopher Kenneth Davidson

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Neil Peter Barnes

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Melva Jane Whybro

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Stephen David Jones

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Francesca Luke

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit