Children First Learning Partnership

UID 17206·Companies House 11716066·Incorporated December 2018·Compare

Schools

7

Flags

17

4 high severity

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

Total income

£9.2m

1,345 pupils

Avg staff costs

117.0%

of income

Avg reserves

15.5%

of income

Avg absence

4.6%

Persistent: 9.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.7%

free school meals

Capacity

69%

1,345 / 1,956 places

At a glance

4 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit2 schools with declining results4 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.0%

+3.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKnypersley First School Newpool Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST8 6NN
Companies House11716066
Incorporated6 December 2018

Trust growth over time

1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
5
18/19
6
19/20
6
20/21
6
21/22
7
22/23
7
23/24
7
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2261,379£8.7m£8.4m71.9%22.2%
2022/2371,586£10.2m£9.9m71.8%25.7%
2023/2471,540£9.2m£9.8m117.0%15.5%
2024/25partial71,506

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£458,000

CS staff costs

£343,000

CS income

£31,000

Admin & clerical£189,000
Teaching staff£142,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£65,000
Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.0 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Wayne Martyn Holt

director·< 1 year

Michael David Casewell

director·1 year

Steven Fryer

director·2 years

Lyndsey Atkinson

director·3 years

Christopher Robert Leber Perkin

director·3 years

James Flowers

director·3 years

Benetia Mounsey

director·7 years

Nicola Ann Chell

director·7 years

Sarah Miriam Haydon

director·7 years
6 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Timothy James Bainbridge

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Wayne Martyn Holt

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Wayne George Richings

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Abigail Rourke

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Fiona Ramsay Stagg

director·7 years·Resigned May 2020

Sarah Louise Tudor

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Member schools (7)

7 schools|6 with risk flags|4 high severity
performance decline
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
high absenceofsted concernperformance decline
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit