Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust

UID 3718·Companies House 07673871·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£24.3m

3,610 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

20.6%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.0%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

3,610 / 3,600 places

Total admin cost

£1.1m

£300 per pupil

Trust overview

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

All 6 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 6 schools.

All 5 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 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.2%

+9.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLee Chapel Primary School, Basildon, SS16 5RU

Companies House07673871

Incorporated17 June 2011

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	2,954	£16.3m	£14.3m	71.8%	14.5%
2022/23	5	3,217	£17.9m	£17.3m	79.0%	15.0%
2023/24	5	3,367	£21.4m	£19.2m	72.7%	15.0%
2024/25partial	6	3,610	£24.3m	£21.9m	71.0%	20.6%
2025/26	6	3,813	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

0.7%

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

£160,000

CS staff costs

£6,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£47,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

13 current directors · Average tenure: 8.6 years

Directors / Trustees (13)

Greg Justham

director·1 year

Stuart Burke-terson

director·1 year

Julie Anne Bird

director·3 years

Jonathan Hann

director·3 years

Ian Richard Randle

director·5 years

Sandy Liz Tomlinson

director·7 years

Roderick Charles Graham Pollington

director·7 years

Michael Donald Smith

director·9 years

Craig O'callaghan

director·12 years

Steven Robson

director·14 years

Susan Lynda Jackson

director·15 years

Dermot Gerard Kavanagh

director·15 years

Michael Stephen Betteridge

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Victoria Louise Carter

secretary·9 years

17 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2023

Roy Stuart Roberts

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Grace Ebun Olugbodi

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Philip Thomas Cleaves

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Megan Lillian Jenkins

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Jane Randle

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Alison Ann Fiala

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery	150736	Primary	—
Greensted Primary School & Nursery	138604	Primary	—
Lee Chapel Primary School	137108	Primary	workforce pressure
Northlands Primary School and Nursery	143125	Primary	high staff costs
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School	143127	Primary	workforce pressure
The Phoenix Primary School	143128	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline