Creative Education Trust

UID 2816·Companies House 07617529·Incorporated April 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

23 high severity

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

Total income

£106.8m

14,499 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.7%

Persistent: 20.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.8%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

14,499 / 15,603 places

Total admin cost

£6.3m

£434 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 17 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

17 of 17 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

6 of 17 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 76% of schools (13 of 17).

12 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

82% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

14 schools with workforce pressure11 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

57% Good+

Good 4RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Good 6RI 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Good 6RI 1

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Outst. 1Good 14RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.5

-3.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.6%

+1.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address67-68 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9JD

Companies House07617529

Incorporated28 April 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	17	14,483	£95.2m	£90.3m	73.2%	4.5%
2022/23	17	14,557	£105.3m	£99.9m	71.3%	4.2%
2023/24	17	14,499	£106.8m	£106.8m	74.2%	0.0%
2024/25partial	17	14,135	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£5,579,000

CS staff costs

£3,746,000

CS income

£7,471,000

Admin & clerical£2,738,000

Teaching staff£874,000

ICT£8,000

Premises£423,000

Legal & professional£496,000

Auditor costs£72,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Richard Francis Tapp

director·< 1 year

Owen David Carter

director·2 years

Lucy Becque

director·2 years

Frances Joan Soul

director·3 years

Abbie Clare Churton

director·6 years

Diana Judith Gerald

director·7 years

Nicholas James Douglas Bull

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Catherine Sara Hughes

secretary·3 years

27 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Merlin Joseph

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Theresa Lorraine Palmer

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Catherine Sara Hughes

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Emily Olivia Mcdonald

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Didem Un ates

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Karen Brenda Forster

Member schools (17)

17 schools|15 with risk flags|16 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abbeyfield School	138858	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Ash Green School	137781	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Caister Academy	141331	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Ellis Guilford School	146539	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Harpfield Primary Academy	138497	Primary	workforce pressure
Lynn Grove Academy	137541	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy	139650	Primary	—
The Bulwell Academy	145952	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
The Hart School	137100	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Milton Keynes Academy	135665	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Thistley Hough Academy	139068	Secondary	high absence
Three Peaks Primary Academy	141344	Primary	—
Weavers Academy	139819	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Woodlands Primary Academy	139580	Primary	workforce pressure
Wrenn School	139961	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Wroughton Infant Academy	143461	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Wroughton Junior Academy	143522	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure