Clarion Corvus Trust

UID 16791·Companies House 08347874·Incorporated January 2013·Compare

Schools

7

Flags

6

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

Total income

£16.2m

2,192 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.1%

of income

Avg reserves

11.8%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 17.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.8%

free school meals

Capacity

80%

2,192 / 2,734 places

At a glance

2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

Good 5

Leadership & management

Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.3

-4.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

43.7%

-17.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHobart High School Kittens Lane, Norwich, NR14 6JU
Companies House08347874
Incorporated4 January 2013

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
5
16/17
5
17/18
6
18/19
7
19/20
7
20/21
7
21/22
7
22/23
7
23/24
7
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2272,125£13.8m£12.7m70.0%23.2%
2022/2372,155£12.4m£11.9m74.7%0.0%
2023/2472,192£16.2m£15.8m72.1%11.8%
2024/25partial72,217

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.3%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,059,000

CS staff costs

£744,000

CS income

£14,000

Admin & clerical£323,000
Teaching staff£267,000
ICT£0
Premises£73,000
Legal & professional£67,000
Auditor costs£29,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 8.6 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

John Robson

director·1 year

David Jessup

director·2 years

Christine Nichols

director·2 years

Michael Brian Cole

director·7 years

James Lancaster Adams

director·10 years

Patricia Elizabeth Bell

director·13 years

Peter Ian Fraser

director·13 years

Peter Nicholas Gordon Hardy

director·13 years

James Philip Wright

director·13 years
25 former officers most recent departure: Aug 2024

Mark Brammer Richards

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Barry John Ebney

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Sadie Jane Lofthouse

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Sadie Jane Lofthouse

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Steven Derek Gray

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Juliet Clifton-fearns

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Harriett Rowe

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2017

John Organ

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Amandine Moores

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Shirley Jane Gates

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Beth Rose-waghorn

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2017

David Richard Professor Mead

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Bruce Richard Wilson

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Simon Phillip Brown

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Dorothy Kay Braidwood

director·13 years·Resigned May 2015

Katherine Jane Carlisle Walter

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Michael John Holness

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Samuel Arthur Ralph

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Leonard Ricketts

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Samuel Barnaby Griffin

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Stephanie Jane Day

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Helen Sapey

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Benjamin Burgess Turner

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Donna Clare Harris

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Adrian John Gunson

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|0 high severity
workforce pressure
high absencein year deficit
high absence
in year deficit
ofsted concern