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Christopher Whitehead Language College

UID 2683·Companies House 07634426·Incorporated May 2011·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

2

1 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.1m

1,526 pupils

Avg staff costs

81.7%

of income

Avg reserves

4.6%

of income

Avg absence

9.4%

Persistent: 27.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.0%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

1,526 / 1,525 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.6%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 18 months ago1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.8

-2.4

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressChristopher Whitehead Language College Bromwich Road, Worcester, WR2 4AF
Companies House07634426
Incorporated16 May 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2211,484£9.2m£9.2m81.9%3.3%
2022/2311,496£10.1m£10.1m77.7%4.4%
2023/2411,526£11.1m£11.2m81.7%4.6%
2024/25partial11,596————

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Catherine Janet Clark

director·< 1 year

Nadia Owen

director·< 1 year

Paul David Ryan

director·1 year

Jennifer Christey Barnes

director·2 years

Hannah Rebecca Mittoo Davies

director·2 years

Bronwen Williams

director·2 years

Kirsten Rebecca Reeves

director·3 years

Jonathan Owen Hall

director·6 years

Julie Alison Swan

director·6 years

Suzanne Lawson

director·8 years

Susan Elaine Fairman

director·12 years

Graham Patrick Evans

director·14 years
29 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Anne Eyre

director·1 year·Resigned Jan 2026

Sadie Carr simons

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Andrew William Collard

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Paul Anthony Francis Greene

director·3 years·Resigned May 2024

Christopher Stuart Flanders

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Mark Paul Gillett

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Lucy Victoria Francis

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Daniel Stokes

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Jay Rose Ana Slater

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

James Spencer Blanden

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Inderjit Bassan

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Pauline Joyce Watmore

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Stephanie Heather Macdonald

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Matthew David Dr Parkin

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Francesca Elizabeth Moore

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Ian Butler

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Michael Sheath

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Russell Stewart Webb

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Gian Margaret Joyce Fazey-koven

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Tracey Janette Yarnold

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Allan Frederick Statham

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Peter Malcolm Thorogood

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Michael Arthur Vine

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2018

James David Richard Cosh

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Stephen David Dr Minchin

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Carl Steven Flint

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Kathryn Jane Bentley

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Jennifer Christey Barnes

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Neil Stephen Morris

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|1 high severity
Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeSecondary
high absencehigh staff costs