Sapientia Education Trust

UID 16336·Companies House 07466353·Incorporated December 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

107

29 high severity

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

Total income

£73.7m

8,772 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.6%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

8,772 / 10,230 places

Total admin cost

£3.0m

£340 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 22 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

22 of 22 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Absence is at or below the national average in 11 of 22 schools.

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

17 of 22 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 5 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

3 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

77%meeting standard or above

Across 22 graded schools, including 3 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

64% Good+

Outst. 3Good 6RI 5

Behaviour & attitudes

71% Good+

Outst. 4Good 6RI 4

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 4Good 8RI 2

Leadership & management

86% Good+

Outst. 4Good 15RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.0

-4.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.8%

-2.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWymondham College Golf Links Road, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ

Companies House07466353

Incorporated10 December 2010

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 3 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Strong standard 2Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 3

Inclusion

Strong standard 3

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 2

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	20	7,353	£55.9m	£51.6m	70.2%	-0.2%
2022/23	20	7,701	£60.8m	£59.4m	72.6%	0.0%
2023/24	20	7,885	£66.6m	£65.5m	72.7%	0.0%
2024/25partial	22	8,772	£73.7m	£69.2m	71.9%	0.0%
2025/26	22	8,669	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

6.8%

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

£5,015,000

CS staff costs

£4,129,000

CS income

£854,000

Admin & clerical£2,049,000

Teaching staff£2,271,000

ICT-£8,000

Premises£754,000

Legal & professional£47,000

Auditor costs£20,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 9.6 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Caroline Saint

director·2 years

Thomas Henry Ewen North

director·5 years

Jennifer Claire Dwyer

director·5 years

Penelope Sheppard

director·6 years

Roger Patrick Margand

director·8 years

Jonathan Stuart Taylor

director·11 years

Richard David Hill

director·14 years

Peter Jonathan Rout

director·15 years

Ian David Baker

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Robert William Moorhouse

secretary·15 years

23 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Louise Cornell

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Adrian Richard Underwood obe

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Elizabeth Sally Soule

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2019

John Professor Last

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Robert William Moorhouse

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Nigel Leslie Cushion

Member schools (22)

22 schools|21 with risk flags|21 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Attleborough Academy	140534	Secondary	high absence
Attleborough Primary School	151655	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit
Beccles High School	138274	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Burston Community Primary School	144427	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
City Academy Norwich	135904	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficitofsted concern
Fakenham Academy	139572	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Felix Primary School	147261	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
Framingham Earl High School	145776	Secondary	high absencein year deficit
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School	145629	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery	145209	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Ixworth High School	140047	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Old Buckenham High School	146144	Secondary	high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure
Old Buckenham Primary School	143135	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Rockland St Mary Primary School	144972	Primary	in year deficit
Rosecroft Primary School	151635	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
Seething and Mundham Primary School	144019	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficit
Stradbroke High School	137901	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Surlingham Primary School	144973	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Tivetshall Community Primary School	144426	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
White House Farm	147092	Primary	workforce pressure