Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust

UID 4662·Companies House 07703865·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£58.9m

7,636 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.3%

of income

Avg reserves

3.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.8%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

7,636 / 8,287 places

Total admin cost

£2.9m

£380 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 12 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

3 of 12 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 4 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 8 of 12 schools.

4 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 12 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 12 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 9

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.3

-1.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.4%

-2.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt. Cleres School, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0NW

Companies House07703865

Incorporated13 July 2011

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

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	12	6,868	£40.0m	£35.2m	72.5%	15.0%
2022/23	12	7,101	£42.6m	£42.7m	78.8%	7.7%
2023/24	12	7,380	£65.1m	£62.4m	70.6%	4.8%
2024/25partial	12	7,636	£58.9m	£55.9m	75.3%	3.8%
2025/26	12	7,629	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.8%

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

£3,455,000

CS staff costs

£3,054,000

CS income

£62,000

Admin & clerical£1,701,000

Teaching staff£627,000

ICT£65,000

Premises£15,000

Legal & professional£172,000

Auditor costs£38,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 9.8 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

Shaun Childs

director·3 years

Emily Stonehouse

director·7 years

Ian Robert Duerden

director·7 years

Andrew Stephen Walker

director·9 years

Trisha Jaffe

director·10 years

Michael William Fall

director·12 years

Dawn Marie Gough

director·13 years

Paul John Griffiths

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Kathryn Elizabeth Draper

secretary·2 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2024

Manuela Gordea

secretary·2 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Kay Rebecca Goodacre

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Lisa Fergus

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Shelagh Mary Cosgrow

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Rosemary Anne Tracey Lovatt

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Kay Rebecca Goodacre

Member schools (12)

12 schools|10 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Arthur Bugler Primary School	143378	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Bonnygate Primary School	148209	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Brentwood County High School	145474	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School	146920	Primary	workforce pressure
East Tilbury Primary School	138065	Primary	workforce pressure
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School	146708	Primary	—
Little Thurrock Primary School	147215	Primary	workforce pressure
St Clere's School	137456	Secondary	—
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School	139566	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Thames Park Secondary School	147853	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Thameside Primary School	138581	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance decline
Warren Primary School	148172	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs