Christopher Nieper Education Trust

UID 16293·Companies House 09751853·Incorporated August 2015·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

7

3 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£8.8m

1,009 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.0%

of income

Avg reserves

18.6%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.8%

free school meals

Capacity

75%

1,009 / 1,351 places

At a glance

3 schools in deficit1 school with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 3

Personal development

Good 2RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.0

-5.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

50.0%

-11.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSaulgrove House, Alfreton, DE55 7LE
Companies House09751853
Incorporated27 August 2015

Trust growth over time

1
15/16
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
2
22/23
3
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221679£5.0m£4.8m74.4%12.5%
2022/232972£7.3m£7.1m73.7%17.6%
2023/2431,153£8.6m£8.1m71.8%23.4%
2024/25partial41,259£1.4m£1.5m76.4%15.7%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£439,000

CS staff costs

£284,000

CS income

£53,000

Admin & clerical£88,000
Teaching staff£154,000
ICT£26,000
Premises£4,000
Legal & professional£72,000
Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Helena Maria Libanio lopes carrazedo

director·< 1 year

Lisa Rose Harrison

director·1 year

Victoria Merrick

director·2 years

Roger Ian Carter

director·3 years

David Simon Plummer

director·4 years

Jerry Sharp

director·4 years

Anne Clayton

director·6 years

David Hughes Ashton

director·9 years

Anne Frances Birch

director·9 years

David Christopher Nieper obe

director·10 years
7 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2025

Charmaine Angela Bendell

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Hazel Elizabeth Dickinson

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Charlotte Patricia Bosworth

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Catherine Marie Garside

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Julie Richards

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Juliet Susan Dr Durrant williams

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Paul Martin Rev Pritchard

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity
high absence
workforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit
in year deficit