Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham

UID 2643·Companies House 09106277·Incorporated June 2014·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

3

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

Total income

£2.2m

342 pupils

Avg staff costs

63.5%

of income

Avg reserves

19.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.0%

Persistent: 9.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

14.0%

free school meals

Capacity

71%

342 / 480 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 23.8%above 20%6 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

48.0%

-13.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCherry Tree Academy Marham Infant Cedar Road, King's Lynn, PE33 9LT
Companies House09106277
Incorporated27 June 2014

Trust growth over time

2
13/14
2
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 %
2021/222339£1.7m£1.5m63.0%24.7%
2022/232353£2.0m£1.7m58.4%22.8%
2023/242342£2.2m£1.9m63.5%19.0%
2024/25partial2334

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

13.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£291,000

CS staff costs

£241,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£79,000
Teaching staff£122,000
ICT£2,000
Premises£0
Legal & professional£21,000
Auditor costs£10,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.0 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Gemma Louise Steward

director·< 1 year

Valerie Inder

director·< 1 year

Christopher Kenneth Lee

director·< 1 year

Jennifer Lorraine Limb

director·< 1 year

Tia Mackenzie

director·1 year

Sara Louise Greene

director·1 year

Charlotte Eva Huffington-shinn

director·2 years

Karim George Homsey

director·3 years

Victoria Anne Bradley

director·6 years
21 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2025

Ashley Raymond Griffiths

director·< 1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

Keith James Matthews

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

Michael Twiddy

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Lisa May Stuart

director·2 years·Resigned Apr 2025

James Boyd

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Diane Wilson

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Erica Lindsey Harrison

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Gary James Walker

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Joanna Isabel Stainer

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Mark Woodhouse

director·6 years·Resigned May 2024

Clare Marie Fountain

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Kathryn Esther Samouelle

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Samantha Day

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Cynthia Carol Lawrence

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Cheryl Lynn Hill

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Cheryl Dawn Sharp

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Steven John Bowdery

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Dale Hornsby

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Stacey Gray

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Richard George Durrant

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Michaela Jane Webb

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity