Children of Success Schools Trust

UID 2657·Companies House 08438964·Incorporated March 2013·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

3

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

Total income

£6.8m

919 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

8.6%

of income

Avg absence

7.6%

Persistent: 23.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

64.5%

free school meals

Capacity

107%

919 / 855 places

At a glance

1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.5%

-1.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Willows Primary School Tayfield Road, Manchester, M22 1BQ
Companies House08438964
Incorporated11 March 2013

Trust growth over time

2
12/13
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 %
2021/222946£6.0m£5.7m74.4%15.2%
2022/232917£6.3m£6.0m69.3%8.0%
2023/242919£6.8m£6.2m71.0%8.6%
2024/25partial2864

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£439,000

CS staff costs

£406,000

CS income

£-32,000

Admin & clerical£243,000
Teaching staff£160,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£11,000
Auditor costs£12,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 8.9 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Samantha Jane Campion-gibson

director·< 1 year

Dayan Atenyam

director·4 years

Sally Ann Barrett

director·6 years

David Bell

director·7 years

Mark Ian Glynn

director·11 years

Susan Spiteri

director·11 years

Richard George Dyson

director·12 years

Stuart Victor Leeming

director·12 years

Daniel Stalford

director·13 years
22 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2024

Steve Foster

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Karen White

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Nicola Mcintyre

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Paul Andrew Melland Dr Thompson

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Rebecca Elizabeth Hodgkins

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Alison Frances Jurkowski

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Robert Anthony The Honourable Rayne

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Benita Margaret Dame Refson

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Linda Jackson

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Heath Johnson

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Sarah Murray

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Andy Rawlins

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Emily Smith

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Judith Mary Summers

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Diane Bell

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Melvin Professor Ainscow

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Anne Whitehead

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

James Ross Eldon

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Linda Ann Hamilton

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Tommy Councillor Judge

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Nicola Worts

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Sheila Miriam Cairns

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence