Kingsbridge Educational Trust

UID 16264·Companies House 09144847·Incorporated July 2014·Compare

Schools

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

Total income

£37.1m

5,239 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.5%

of income

Avg reserves

8.9%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

14.8%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

5,239 / 5,877 places

Total admin cost

£2.2m

£416 per pupil

Trust overview

All 7 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 7 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 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 3 of 6 schools.

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

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Personal development

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.2

+3.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

72.0%

+11.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressOakgrove School Venturer Gate, Milton Keynes, MK10 9JQ

Companies House09144847

Incorporated23 July 2014

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	4,532	£25.2m	£25.1m	78.8%	20.2%
2022/23	5	4,851	£29.2m	£27.6m	74.0%	17.4%
2023/24	6	5,087	£33.1m	£31.8m	74.7%	11.2%
2024/25partial	7	5,239	£37.1m	£35.8m	72.5%	8.9%
2025/26	7	5,352	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.0%

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

£1,477,000

CS staff costs

£1,390,000

CS income

-£7,000

Admin & clerical£950,000

Teaching staff£333,000

ICT£15,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£90,000

Auditor costs£47,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 7.9 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Philip Mardon

director·1 year

Gary Richard Taylor

director·2 years

Catherine Cornes

director·6 years

Paul Edward Watts

director·9 years

Peter Barnes

director·9 years

Carol Howells

director·9 years

Barry O'neill

director·9 years

Samantha Jane Summers

director·9 years

Megan Paterson Crawford

director·12 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2024

Hannah Williams

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Linda Herrera

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Mark Sim

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Charles Edmund Clay

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Colin Francios Parsloe

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Rachel Mary Roberts

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Fulbrook School	137904	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absencehigh staff costs
Hockliffe Lower School	150145	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Kents Hill Park all-through school	145063	All-through	high absenceworkforce pressure
Middleton Primary School	140734	Primary	workforce pressure
Monkston Primary School	144137	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Oakgrove School	136454	All-through	—
Willow Grove Primary School	150796	Primary	—