Schools
28
Flags
37
7 high severity
Total income
£31.5m
4,217 pupils
Avg staff costs
71.8%
of income
Avg reserves
9.9%
of income
Avg absence
5.6%
Persistent: 13.2%
Avg FSM
23.1%
free school meals
Capacity
71%
4,217 / 5,973 places
Quality of education
Behaviour & attitudes
Personal development
Leadership & management
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
61.7%
+0.7pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
Schools in trust by academic year
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 24 | 4,279 | £25.1m | £24.3m | 70.2% | 8.2% |
| 2022/23 | 27 | 4,726 | £28.5m | £27.2m | 70.6% | 9.3% |
| 2023/24 | 28 | 4,360 | £31.5m | £31.3m | 71.8% | 9.9% |
| 2024/25partial | 28 | 4,806 | — | — | — | — |
Centralisation
2.1%
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
£663,000
CS staff costs
£1,383,000
CS income
£693,000
10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.0 years · 5 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (10)
Tim Crarer
David Hugh Sirl
Sian Thornton
Thomas Paul Hitchings
Elizabeth Weavers
John Stanley Grinstead
Giles Adrian Pugh
Rosemary Tong
Patrick Edmund Jarman
Anne Millin
Company Secretary
Moira Lyons-montgomery
David Jonathan Noble
Graham Arthur Exon
Philippa Joy Hill
Joanne Wright
Nicola Summerill
Gemma Victoria Shave-smythies
Giles Adrian Pugh
Verity Ann Mcauley
Graham Lloyd Maundrell
Mark Colin Lacey
Adam Peter Parsons
Giles Adrian Pugh
Anthony Glen Smith
Harold William Barrow Rev Canon Stephens
Jonathan Paul Triffitt
Joy Sheridan Canon Tubbs
Andrew Guest
Caroline Ann Burn
Ronald Dick Jenkinson
Timothy Peter Balmforth