The Brooke Weston Trust

UID 2471·Companies House 02400784·Incorporated July 1989·Compare

Schools

Flags

18 high severity

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

Total income

£71.6m

8,854 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.0%

free school meals

Capacity

111%

8,854 / 8,003 places

Total admin cost

£6.3m

£716 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 11 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

11 of 11 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 6 of 12 schools.

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

All 11 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -4.7%below 5% threshold11 schools with workforce pressure5 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 11 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 9

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 9

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.0

-4.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.3%

-4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThrapston Primary School, Thrapston, NN14 4JU

Companies House02400784

Incorporated4 July 1989

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	8,001	£52.8m	£50.5m	69.6%	6.4%
2022/23	11	8,701	£61.7m	£56.9m	69.9%	0.6%
2023/24	11	8,787	£66.2m	£57.3m	70.9%	1.1%
2024/25partial	12	8,854	£71.6m	£62.9m	72.9%	0.0%
2025/26	12	8,769	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

16.0%

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

£11,985,000

CS staff costs

£4,180,000

CS income

£856,000

Admin & clerical£871,000

Teaching staff£2,185,000

ICT£281,000

Premises£758,000

Legal & professional£193,000

Auditor costs£54,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 7.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

John Ratcliffe Henrys

director·< 1 year

Helena Khayat

director·< 1 year

Ashley Peter Pover

director·1 year

Tania Susan Joyce

director·1 year

Sam Godfrey

director·1 year

Wendy Jean Brooks

director·6 years

Alexander Edward De capell brooke

director·13 years

Richard Iain Morrison

director·13 years

Andrew Roderick Dr Campbell

director·13 years

George Garfield Weston

director·24 years

Company Secretary

Debbie Tysoe

secretary·27 years

51 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2025

Bianca Carla De capell brooke

director·Resigned Jul 1993

Hugh Welby Guinness De capell brooke

director·Resigned Mar 2013

William Leonard Whalley

secretary·Resigned Jun 1992

Cyril Julian Hebden Sir Taylor

director·Resigned Jul 1993

Tim John Dr Coulson

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Robert Philip Emmins

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Steve Taylor

Member schools (12)

12 schools|12 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beanfield Primary School	138672	Primary	workforce pressure
Brooke Weston Academy	135317	Secondary	workforce pressure
Compass Primary Academy	143025	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Corby Business Academy	135306	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Corby Technical School	138254	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Gretton Primary Academy	138761	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance decline
Kettering Science Academy	135967	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Oakley Vale Primary School	140120	Primary	workforce pressure
Peckover Primary School	139466	Primary	high staff costs
The Wisbech Academy	150783	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Thomas Clarkson Academy	137867	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Thrapston Primary School	149988	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs

Beanfield Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Brooke Weston AcademySecondary

workforce pressure

Compass Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Corby Business AcademySecondary