The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust

UID 16482·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£9.9m

1,319 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.5%

of income

Avg reserves

4.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 17.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.2%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

1,319 / 1,515 places

Total admin cost

£502k

£381 per pupil

Trust overview

With 3 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

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

2 of 3 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

2 of 3 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 2 of 3 schools.

All 3 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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 3 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.3%

-1.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 July 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	1,439	£8.5m	£8.5m	79.3%	3.9%
2022/23	3	1,432	£9.0m	£9.0m	74.3%	5.0%
2023/24	3	1,383	£9.6m	£9.6m	74.9%	5.8%
2024/25partial	3	1,319	£9.9m	£10.0m	76.5%	4.9%
2025/26	3	1,315	—	—	—	—

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School	135130	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Swalecliffe Community Primary School	118558	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Whitstable Junior School	118364	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence

Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurein year deficit

Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Whitstable Junior SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absence