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Chorus Education Trust

UID 17155·Companies House 08289609·Incorporated November 2012·Compare

Schools

8

Flags

15

7 high severity

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

Total income

£41.3m

5,474 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

7.2%

of income

Avg absence

7.3%

Persistent: 17.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.5%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

5,474 / 6,412 places

At a glance

3 schools with declining results3 schools with Ofsted concerns3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 2RI 1Inad. 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2RI 2Inad. 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 2RI 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 3RI 1Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.8

-0.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.8%

+5.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit 4, Acres Hill Business Park, Sheffield, S9 4LR
Companies House08289609
Incorporated12 November 2012

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
2
17/18
3
18/19
3
19/20
3
20/21
4
21/22
7
22/23
8
23/24
8
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2243,727£24.0m£22.7m72.0%13.1%
2022/2375,427£32.8m£33.1m75.9%6.5%
2023/2485,734£42.6m£41.4m71.7%6.1%
2024/25partial85,692£576k£560k75.0%11.5%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,050,000

CS staff costs

£1,493,000

CS income

£583,000

Admin & clerical£737,000
Teaching staff£388,000
ICT£153,000
Premises£35,000
Legal & professional£111,000
Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Aniko Pike

director·1 year

Yejide Oluwatosin Adewakun

director·2 years

Nicola Shearstone

director·3 years

Angela O'brien obe

director·3 years

Anthony Michael Saunders

director·4 years

Christopher Charles Fox

director·5 years

John Walter Jex

director·5 years

Zoe May Sullivan

director·6 years

David Hugh Owen

director·6 years

Howard Stephen Shaw

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Ann Louise Glews Allen

secretary·8 years
41 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

David Professor Butcher

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Marie Ngalula Prenton

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Nicola Mcintosh

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Sarah Jane Spurling

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Kevin Charles James

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Linda Mcavan

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Samantha Professor Twiselton

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2019

James Paul

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Jennifer Dr Carlring-wright

director·8 years·Resigned May 2024

Abdi-Aziz Suleiman

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Nathalie Catharine Alvarez Tapia

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Nathalie Catherine Alvarez

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Nikki Sarah Belfield

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Jennifer Smallwood

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Scott Paul Green

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Thomas Paul Endacott

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Aaran Stephen Ross

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Jennifer Jane Craik Meadows

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2014

TAYLOR & EMMET COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED

corporate-secretary·12 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Joan Frances Waller

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Andrew Paul Heap

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Caroline Anne Dr Mitchell

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Samantha Jane Ball

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Roisin Madeleine Paul

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Ann Scott

director·13 years·Resigned May 2016

Sarah Jane Anderson Rockliff

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Sally Elizabeth Anne Freeman

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Richard Exton

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Tracy Brown

director·13 years·Resigned May 2016

Mohammad Mr. Ali

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Ian Roger Turner

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2014

David James Uhlar

director·13 years·Resigned May 2016

Reginald Brian Wrigley

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Andrew James Mcdowell

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Michael David Lewis

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Peter Hesketh

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Alexandra Migali

director·13 years·Resigned May 2016

Jonathan Watkin Mordecai

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Brian Ernest Hayden

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Robert Derek Martin

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Helen Ruth Storey

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Member schools (8)

8 schools|7 with risk flags|7 high severity
Bradwell Junior SchoolPrimary
ofsted concern
Eckington SchoolSecondary
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Hady Primary SchoolPrimary
performance decline
Hope Valley CollegeSecondary
high absence
Malin Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary
high staff costsperformance declineworkforce pressure
Silverdale SchoolSecondary
Stocksbridge Junior SchoolPrimary
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Westfield SchoolSecondary
ofsted concernhigh absence