Finham Park Multi-academy Trust

UID 15766·Companies House 07700317·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

17 high severity

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

Total income

£42.3m

5,454 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.5%

of income

Avg reserves

15.6%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.0%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

5,454 / 6,009 places

Total admin cost

£2.5m

£464 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 8 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 5 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 6 of 8 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

6 of 8 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 2 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

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

75%meeting standard or above

Across 8 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

60% Good+

Good 3RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 8

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.8

-4.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address195 Torrington Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9AP

Companies House07700317

Incorporated11 July 2011

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	4,858	£31.6m	£30.7m	73.5%	21.0%
2022/23	7	5,013	£33.8m	£32.7m	73.6%	18.3%
2023/24	8	5,345	£38.0m	£37.5m	73.9%	13.3%
2024/25partial	8	5,454	£42.3m	£40.3m	74.5%	15.6%
2025/26	8	5,416	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.7%

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

£1,989,000

CS staff costs

£1,410,000

CS income

£271,000

Admin & clerical£769,000

Teaching staff£606,000

ICT£35,000

Premises£160,000

Legal & professional£40,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 9.5 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Nigel John Willetts

director·2 years

Mercer Frank Mottram

director·4 years

Alethea Fuller

director·4 years

Kirsty Joanne Weeks

director·6 years

Pauline Elizabeth Parkes

director·8 years

Fanny Anderson

director·13 years

John Anthony Blundell

director·14 years

Mark William Bailie

director·14 years

Peter Burns

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Rachel Canning

secretary·6 years

22 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2022

Kinnary Vyas

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Desmond Mark Professor Hewitt

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Russell John Plester

director·11 years·Resigned May 2016

Pauline Elizabeth Parkes

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Parneet Kang

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Amanda Therese Gilmore

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Finham Park 2	141939	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Finham Park School	136963	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Finham Primary School	142700	Primary	workforce pressure
Lillington Primary School	147642	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Limbrick Wood Primary School	150405	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Lyng Hall School	142960	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Meadow Park School	148429	Secondary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
Pearl Hyde Community Primary School	147121	Primary	workforce pressure