Sapientia Education Trust

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

Schools

Flags

20 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£72.1m

8,742 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.1%

of income

Avg reserves

0.7%

of income

Avg absence

6.6%

Persistent: 16.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.5%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

8,742 / 10,230 places

Total admin cost

£7.9m

£905 per pupil

Trust overview

4 of 22 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

20 of 22 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

11 of 22 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (11 of 22).

11 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

6 of 22 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

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

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	8,766	£5.5m	£5.8m	77.0%	7.6%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.8%

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

£8,512,000

CS staff costs

£3,393,000

CS income

£9,039,000

Admin & clerical£3,145,000

Teaching staff£10,000

ICT£1,221,000

Premises£1,932,000

Legal & professional£52,000

Auditor costs£40,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 9.4 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Caroline Saint

director·2 years

Thomas Henry Ewen North

director·4 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|20 with risk flags|18 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Attleborough Academy	140534	Secondary	high absence
Attleborough Primary School	151655	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficit
Beccles High School	138274	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Burston Community Primary School	144427	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
City Academy Norwich	135904	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficitofsted concernhigh absence
Fakenham Academy	139572	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
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	high 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 deficit
Old Buckenham Primary School	143135	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
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	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
White House Farm	147092	Primary	—