Cheviot Learning Trust

UID 5063·Companies House 07838203·Incorporated November 2011·Compare

Schools

18

Flags

18

7 high severity

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

Total income

£38.1m

5,468 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.7%

of income

Avg reserves

3.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 10.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

11.7%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

5,468 / 6,234 places

At a glance

6 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 12

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 10

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 8

Leadership & management

Good 18

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.4

+3.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.0%

+5.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEsh Plaza, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 9BA
Companies House07838203
Incorporated7 November 2011

Trust growth over time

3
10/11
3
11/12
3
12/13
3
13/14
3
14/15
3
15/16
4
16/17
7
17/18
15
18/19
17
19/20
17
20/21
17
21/22
18
22/23
18
23/24
18
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22175,386£32.3m£30.9m72.6%6.5%
2022/23185,560£35.8m£35.5m70.7%6.1%
2023/24185,468£38.1m£37.5m74.7%3.2%
2024/25partial185,388

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,880,000

CS staff costs

£1,079,000

CS income

£198,000

Admin & clerical£464,000
Teaching staff£440,000
ICT£3,000
Premises£129,000
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£41,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.3 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Alexandra Louise Knight

director·1 year

Steven Duckworth

director·1 year

Kelly Ann Holbrook

director·1 year

Deborah Clark

director·2 years

Joan Eileen Louw

director·2 years

Caroline Erica O'neill

director·2 years

Ruth Cordelia Garnet Dr Briel

director·2 years

Ben Orhue Cole

director·4 years

Peter Gerard Dr Allan

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Fiona Ewart

secretary·5 years
38 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2026

Leanne Saunders

director·1 year·Resigned Apr 2025

Mavis Mary Harris

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Robert Howard Moore

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

David James Kelsey Professor Leat

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Stephanie Jane Gibson

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Thomas Edmund Burston

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Deborah Ions

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Rachel Anne Johnson

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Yvonne Jenny Rutherford

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Mary Dargue

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Amy Chaudhuri

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Colin Pearson

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Jane Elizabeth Sampson

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Andrew Forsyth Lister

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Michael John Dennis

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Paula Jane Reeves

secretary·10 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Hilary June Rimmer

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Karen Margaret Barwick

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Simon James Hithersay Reverend White

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Graham Anthony Davis

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Robert Brown

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Susan Doctor Picton

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Mark Tait

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Peta Jane Greaves

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2014

David Weatherburn

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Paul Stephen Carvin

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Mark Edward Robson

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Angela Saxton

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Andrew John Batchelor

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Alice Leonie Lane

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Rosalind Richardson

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Paul Lawrence

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Joseph Oliver Evans

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Philip John Rolfe

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Mark Tait

secretary·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Simon Taylor

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Roger Dr Vaughan

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Sylvie Walker-barras

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Member schools (18)

18 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit
Highfield Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary
workforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Morpeth Chantry Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary
in year deficit
Morpeth Newminster Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Ovingham Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary
high staff costs
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence
workforce pressure