Hamstead Hall Academy Trust

UID 3303·Companies House 08528845·Incorporated May 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£13.2m

1,558 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.1%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

44.3%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

1,558 / 1,554 places

Total admin cost

£546k

£350 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 2 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.

1 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

All 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.1

-4.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

61.0%

+0.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1HL

Companies House08528845

Incorporated14 May 2013

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,582	£10.7m	£10.3m	80.9%	11.7%
2022/23	2	1,559	£11.8m	£11.2m	82.3%	0.0%
2023/24	2	1,586	£12.5m	£11.4m	79.0%	0.0%
2024/25partial	2	1,558	£13.2m	£12.3m	75.1%	0.0%
2025/26	2	1,517	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.3%

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

£560,000

CS staff costs

£301,000

CS income

£51,000

Admin & clerical£271,000

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£100,000

Legal & professional£57,000

Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Venessa Omotoye

director·< 1 year

Saleem Khan

director·2 years

Julia Postin

director·2 years

Daniel Stone

director·2 years

Paulette Jean Dr Osborne

director·3 years

Trystan Rhys Shaw

director·6 years

Robert Bernard Smith

director·8 years

Jonathan Luke Mortimer

director·8 years

Surinder Singh Buray

director·13 years

15 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2026

Nadeem Bashir

director·1 year·Resigned Apr 2026

Hickesh Parmar

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Rupi Aimie Chandla

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

David Andrew Brown

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Ruby Ranjit Kaur Ubhi

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Ava Marilyn Sturridge-packer

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Grestone Academy	139904	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Hamstead Hall Academy	139746	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure

Grestone AcademyPrimary

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

Hamstead Hall AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Hamstead Hall Academy Trust

Trust overview

At a glance

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

Performance (trust avg)

Trust details

Growth

Central services

Governance

Board of trustees

Member schools (2)