Education Swanage Limited

UID 3017·Companies House 07613612·Incorporated April 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£2.9m

343 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.2%

of income

Avg reserves

7.0%

of income

Avg absence

11.9%

Persistent: 30.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.9%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

343 / 360 places

At a glance

1 school with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

36.9

-9.3

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Swanage School, Swanage, BH19 2PH

Companies House07613612

Incorporated26 April 2011

Trust growth over time

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	313	£2.4m	£2.4m	74.0%	24.6%
2022/23	1	335	£2.4m	£2.7m	85.1%	12.8%
2023/24	1	343	£2.9m	£2.9m	75.2%	7.0%
2024/25partial	1	339	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£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 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 6.6 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Catherine Ruth Kafka

director·< 1 year

Carol Platteuw

director·1 year

Jessica Helen Starmer

director·2 years

Philip Ashby

director·2 years

Daniel John Parker

director·3 years

Hannah Etherington

director·4 years

Tanya Elizabeth Hamilton-fletcher

director·5 years

Jennifer Jayne Maraspin

director·6 years

Timothy David Marcus

director·9 years

Amanda Rachel Rowley

director·14 years

Isobel Juliet Tooley

director·14 years

William Andrew Knight

director·14 years

43 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Rachel Sian Dixon

director·< 1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Robert Arthur Patterson

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Sophie Weld-davies

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Claire Barnes

director·2 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Rachel Tapping

director·4 years·Resigned May 2024

Laurie King

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Swanage School	139376	Secondary	high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure

The Swanage SchoolSecondary

high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure

Catherine Mary Henrietta Starmer-howes

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Adam Hines

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Joanne Martin

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Helen Dr O'connor

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Helen Dr O'connor

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Vanessa Dr Millman

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Alex Duke

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Paul Alexander Angel

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Jessica Helen Starmer

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Peter David Collins

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Ben Gibbard

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Angela Beal

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Jules Claire Daulby

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Catherine Mary Henrietta Starmer-howes

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Nicola Mary Newman

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Nicola Taylor

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2020

James Peacock

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Mark Hatto

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Emily Wyer

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Lorna Russ

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2015

John William Palmer-snellin

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Vicki Edwards

director·11 years·Resigned May 2016

Nick Brady

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Brian Erskine

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Audrey Lang

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Alison Stephens

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Lisa Grey

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

John Peter Lejeune

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Tristram James Brassington Hobson

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Elizabeth Gilmour

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Stephen Noel Parker

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Nichola Louise Harman

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Carl Styants

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Collette Drayson

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2011

Helen Mary O'connor

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Geoffrey James Atkinson

director·14 years·Resigned May 2018

Paul Alexander Angel

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016