Loxford School Trust Limited

UID 3797·Companies House 08743560·Incorporated October 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£57.9m

7,647 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.8%

Persistent: 22.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.3%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

7,647 / 9,283 places

Total admin cost

£3.7m

£481 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 7 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

7 of 7 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

4 of 7 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 86% of schools (6 of 7).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

86% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

80% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Leadership & management

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.3

-0.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

88.0%

+27.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLoxford School, Ilford, IG1 2UT

Companies House08743560

Incorporated22 October 2013

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	7,134	£47.9m	£50.0m	77.5%	0.0%
2022/23	7	7,432	£52.1m	£53.2m	77.2%	0.0%
2023/24	7	7,647	£57.9m	£57.8m	76.0%	0.0%
2024/25partial	7	7,871	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.6 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Timothy Bryan Wilkinson

director·< 1 year

Helen Margaret Ayres

director·1 year

Heather Wright

director·2 years

Yunis Aslam

director·3 years

Mankamal Singh Palray

director·5 years

Yasin Patel

director·6 years

Michael Mcintyre

director·12 years

David Anthony Low

director·12 years

10 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2026

Sarah Thacker

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Peter William Ballard

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Zahid Butt

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Irfan Mustafa

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Paresh Patel

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Anita Johnson

Member schools (7)

7 schools|7 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College	136663	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh absence
Aldborough Primary School	136934	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Cecil Jones Academy	147185	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Gaynes School	144095	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Loxford School	140475	All-through	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Tabor Academy	139179	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
The Warren School	141178	Secondary	workforce pressure