Coastal Academies Trust

UID 2731·Companies House 07552665·Incorporated March 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£40.1m

5,335 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.0%

of income

Avg reserves

7.6%

of income

Avg absence

10.2%

Persistent: 30.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

46.3%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

5,335 / 5,671 places

At a glance

4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 4

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 4RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

40.8

-5.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

45.5%

-15.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKing Ethelbert School, Birchington, CT7 9BL

Companies House07552665

Incorporated4 March 2011

Trust growth over time

10/11

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	3,609	£22.6m	£21.9m	76.3%	7.8%
2022/23	5	4,506	£32.7m	£32.2m	73.6%	6.4%
2023/24	6	5,335	£40.1m	£39.5m	75.0%	7.6%
2024/25partial	6	5,393	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

1.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£567,000

CS staff costs

£514,000

CS income

£84,000

Admin & clerical£277,000

Teaching staff£199,000

ICT£4,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£30,000

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Victoria Clare Crawley

director·2 years

Sarah Jane Snaydon

director·2 years

Stuart Glenn Berry

director·2 years

Victoria Anne Pottinger

director·3 years

Alan Geoffrey Brookes

director·4 years

Kathryn Susan Greig

director·5 years

Mark Emery

director·6 years

Dave Roberts

director·7 years

Robin Henry Curtis

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Judy Brace

secretary·7 years

40 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Jonathan Smith

director·1 year·Resigned Jan 2025

Karen Sharp

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Sara Natalie Woodward

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Marianne Elizabeth Hooper

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Sara Natalie Woodward

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Tim Robb

secretary·8 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Helen Sandra Pugh

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Gavin John Flynn

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Neil Anthony Smith

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Alan Leale-green

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Carl Parsons

director·9 years·Resigned May 2019

Christopher Lee Argent

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Peter Frank Dr Troke

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Dorothy Eileen Collins

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Claudine Ann Murray

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Roger Andrew Saffery

secretary·12 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Emma Lisa Taker