Ivy Learning Trust

UID 16797·Companies House 10874173·Incorporated July 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

18 high severity

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

Total income

£40.9m

5,671 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.7%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.7%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

5,671 / 6,645 places

Total admin cost

£6.5m

£1,141 per pupil

Trust overview

6 of 17 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

5 of 17 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 9 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 14 of 17 schools.

All 17 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

2 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 17 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

78% Good+

Outst. 4Good 3RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Outst. 6Good 9Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

73.3%

+12.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressDe Bohun Primary School, London, N14 4AD

Companies House10874173

Incorporated19 July 2017

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 2

Achievement

Expected standard 2

Inclusion

Expected standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 2

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	4,904	£30.1m	£28.9m	74.5%	8.1%
2022/23	15	5,332	£31.0m	£30.0m	73.8%	9.1%
2023/24	16	5,385	£37.2m	£37.0m	78.3%	1.0%
2024/25partial	17	5,671	£40.9m	£38.5m	75.7%	0.7%
2025/26	17	5,414	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.7%

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

£3,219,000

CS staff costs

£2,156,000

CS income

£592,000

Admin & clerical£2,062,000

Teaching staff£11,000

ICT£44,000

Premises-£12,000

Legal & professional£190,000

Auditor costs£52,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Samantha Charlotte Seth

director·1 year

Sarah Madeleine Turner

director·2 years

Nicholas Jeremy Sunderland

director·2 years

Susie Josephine Owen

director·6 years

Andrzej Boleslaw Czyrka

director·8 years

Deborah Thompson

director·9 years

Peter Colin Robert Grant-haysey

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Frances Aurora Lorente

secretary·2 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Amina Graham

director·1 year·Resigned Jun 2025

Mark Edward Allinson

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Christopher Paul Rule

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Alison Helen Bowman

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Declan Mcdonnell

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Kerrie Anne Cureton-williams

Member schools (17)

17 schools|17 with risk flags|14 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Brimsdown Primary School	143202	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence
Churchfield Primary School	145522	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Crabtree Infants' School	140707	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Crabtree Junior School	140708	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
De Bohun Primary School	151401	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance decline
Eastfield Primary School	145968	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Larkspur Academy	146359	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Lavender Primary School	143199	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Martins Wood Primary School	149330	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Peartree Primary School	148989	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Richard Whittington Primary School	151078	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Round Diamond Primary School	149206	Primary	workforce pressure
The Wroxham School	138215	Primary	workforce pressure
Walker Primary School	146868	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Watchlytes Primary School	149333	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Windhill21	141851	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Woodside Primary School	147879	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure