The Canterbury Academy Trust

UID 2539·Companies House 07345430·Incorporated August 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£18.1m

2,409 pupils

Avg staff costs

66.8%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.7%

free school meals

Capacity

140%

2,409 / 1,720 places

Total admin cost

£808k

£335 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

All 2 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

2 of 2 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 16 percentage points over two years of published returns.

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

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

All 2 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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.1%below 5% threshold2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

0% Good+

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

0% Good+

RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.0

-7.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

51.0%

-10.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKnight, Canterbury, CT2 8QA

Companies House07345430

Incorporated13 August 2010

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

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	2,256	£16.5m	£16.0m	68.3%	13.2%
2022/23	2	2,252	£17.5m	£17.4m	67.5%	15.6%
2023/24	2	2,327	£18.6m	£4.8m	0.9%	1.0%
2024/25partial	2	2,409	£18.1m	£14.8m	66.8%	0.0%
2025/26	2	2,405	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

29.6%

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

£6,208,000

CS staff costs

£3,065,000

CS income

£2,922,000

Admin & clerical£741,000

Teaching staff£1,028,000

ICT£22,000

Premises£1,171,000

Legal & professional£65,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Upaasna Dr Garbharran

director·< 1 year

Ashley Sarah Crittenden

director·1 year

Michael David Walters

director·1 year

David Nathan Abraham Fox

director·3 years

Julian Beauclerk Tatton Brinton

director·5 years

Paul Nicholas Martin

director·5 years

Paul Steven Dr Swallow

director·5 years

Mark Broster Johnstone

director·6 years

Jonathan Martin Watson

director·8 years

Dylan Chamberlain

director·9 years

Anna Virginia Weinel

director·9 years

37 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Gilda Corina Dr Scarfe

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Tracey Kathleen Martin

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Paul Charles Nolan

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Paul Hadleigh Twyman

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Tina Dr Haux

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Katrina Wendy Fisher

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Canterbury Academy	136302	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
The Canterbury Primary School	136344	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure

The Canterbury AcademySecondary

high absenceofsted concern

The Canterbury Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Leadership

Expected standard 1

Keith Willett

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Neil Winterflood

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Caroline Hicks

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Jayme Oliver Anthony Stevens

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Craig Christopher May

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Hannah Ruth Wiles

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Ruth Elizabeth Giles

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Rebecca Jane Wambui Hobbs

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Christian Wilse

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Neal Robert Guthrie

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Robert Charles Menzies

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Matthew David Harris

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Rachel Louise Cox

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Sally-Ann Ward

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Julia Claire Parsons

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Jane Greener

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Henrietta Phillips

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Craig Christopher May

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Clive Bradley Packham

director·15 years·Resigned May 2013

Michael John Sargeant

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Jean Elizabeth Butcher

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Muriel Agnes Jennings

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Philip Toli Karnavas

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Judith Ann Keay

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Janet Larkinson

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Richard Arthur Field

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Andrew John Milton

director·15 years·Resigned May 2023

Andrew George Doyle

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Ruth Collins

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Deborah Wells

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Donald Adrian Clark

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2011