Mulberry Schools Trust

UID 16669·Companies House 10035860·Incorporated March 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

16 high severity

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

Total income

£101.8m

11,404 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.4%

of income

Avg reserves

10.6%

of income

Avg absence

7.9%

Persistent: 23.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.6%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

11,404 / 13,104 places

Total admin cost

£5.9m

£520 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 12 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

6 of 13 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

3 of 13 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 77% of schools (10 of 13).

8 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

3 of 12 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

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

67% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

78% Good+

Outst. 3Good 4RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

78% Good+

Outst. 4Good 3RI 1Inad. 1

Leadership & management

85% Good+

Outst. 4Good 7RI 1Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.4

-3.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.8%

-2.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Mulberry School For Girls Richard Street, London, E1 2JP

Companies House10035860

Incorporated1 March 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	9,365	£72.2m	£68.5m	73.4%	8.2%
2022/23	12	9,788	£78.3m	£73.5m	68.7%	7.9%
2023/24	12	10,059	£90.0m	£86.1m	71.8%	11.5%
2024/25partial	13	10,102	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.5%

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

£2,146,000

CS staff costs

£1,646,000

CS income

£509,000

Admin & clerical£520,000

Teaching staff£1,039,000

ICT£0

Premises£21,000

Legal & professional£323,000

Auditor costs£2,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 6.7 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Yasmeen Solvej Inam Majid

director·< 1 year

James Francis Kwame Fah Ohene-djan

director·3 years

Zishan Nurmohamed

director·3 years

Nusrath Hassan

director·4 years

David James Gracie

director·7 years

Mark Traynor

director·9 years

Jane Elizabeth Farrell

director·10 years

Alice Elizabeth Crawley

director·10 years

Susan Louise Barrow

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Shanaz Jameson

secretary·7 years

10 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2026

Lorraine Angela Gibson

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Nizam Uddin

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Jane Margaret Earl

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Diane Fabienne Marie Cote

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Denise Jones

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Vanessa Jane Dr Ogden

Member schools (14)

14 schools|11 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bexhill High Academy	138895	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mulberry Academy Hastings	136401	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Mulberry Academy London Dock	143716	Secondary	—
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch	137789	Secondary	workforce pressure
Mulberry Academy St Leonards	152503	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Mulberry Academy Woodside	137745	Secondary	workforce pressure
Mulberry Baird Primary	140493	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy	148769	Primary	high absencein year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
Mulberry School for Girls	143629	Secondary	workforce pressure
Mulberry Silverdale Primary	141713	Primary	—
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College	144700	Secondary	—
Mulberry UTC	144756	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mulberry West St Leonards Primary	140179	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School	149084	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence