Elston Hall Learning Trust

UID 15866·Companies House 09780473·Incorporated September 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£18.0m

2,494 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.8%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

2,494 / 2,536 places

Total admin cost

£586k

£235 per pupil

Trust overview

All 6 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

4 of 6 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 7 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 5 of 6 schools.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 6 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Good 5RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.7%

+4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressElston Hall Primary School Stafford Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 6NN

Companies House09780473

Incorporated16 September 2015

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	2,151	£12.8m	£11.7m	68.8%	0.0%
2022/23	6	2,502	£16.1m	£15.1m	67.1%	13.4%
2023/24	6	2,522	£16.5m	£16.4m	75.8%	10.6%
2024/25partial	6	2,494	£18.0m	£17.0m	74.3%	0.0%
2025/26	6	2,450	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.8%

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

£678,000

CS staff costs

£632,000

CS income

-£71,000

Admin & clerical£282,000

Teaching staff£206,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£31,000

Auditor costs-£1,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Tracey Anne Evans

director·< 1 year

Jasmeet Ahir

director·< 1 year

Abigail Carr

director·3 years

Ruth Maver

director·5 years

Robert Lawton

director·5 years

Gillian Bladon

director·6 years

Joanne Louise Briscoe

director·9 years

Derek Brown

director·9 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Martin Boyle

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Gavin Mark Hawkins

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Oliver Stephen Charles Dallaway

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Jill Purcell

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Joseph Paul Caddick

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Andrew John Mack

Member schools (6)

6 schools|5 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Edward the Elder Primary School	143813	Primary	—
Elston Hall Primary School	142349	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Goldthorn Park Primary School	144252	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Palmers Cross Primary School	142684	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline
Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre	147480	Primary	workforce pressure
Tipton Green Junior School	149508	Primary	ofsted concernin year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure