The Compass Partnership of Schools

UID 16726·Companies House 10360957·Incorporated September 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

37 high severity

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

Total income

£92.2m

9,407 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.1%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

37.3%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

9,407 / 10,685 places

Total admin cost

£7.8m

£833 per pupil

Trust overview

9 of 27 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 27 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 20 of 27 schools.

All 27 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

2 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

100%meeting standard or above

Across 27 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 11

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 9Good 7

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 10Good 6

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 7Good 20

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

7.5

-38.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.6%

+3.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAlderwood Primary School Rainham Close, London, SE9 2JB

Companies House10360957

Incorporated6 September 2016

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 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 1Expected standard 1

Achievement

Strong standard 2

Inclusion

Strong standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	18	6,213	£51.2m	£46.5m	70.1%	0.0%
2022/23	20	7,031	£63.3m	£60.0m	76.4%	1.0%
2023/24	24	8,454	£74.2m	£69.5m	73.0%	3.1%
2024/25partial	24	8,391	£85.8m	£77.6m	72.1%	0.0%
2025/26	25	8,200	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

3.0%

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

£2,555,000

CS staff costs

£1,613,000

CS income

-£209,000

Admin & clerical£651,000

Teaching staff£794,000

ICT£14,000

Premises£186,000

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£69,000

Member schools (28)

28 schools|25 with risk flags|22 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alderwood Primary School	143601	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Benfield Primary School	151063	Primary	high staff costsin year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressure
Boxgrove Primary School	149684	Primary	workforce pressure
Cann Hall Primary School	138911	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Colneis Junior School	152285	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Deansfield Primary School	143599	Primary	workforce pressure
Earlham Primary School	145088	Primary	workforce pressure
Fairfield Infant School	152284	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Gainsborough Primary School	143276	Primary	workforce pressure
Hackney New Primary School	142112	Primary	workforce pressure
Halstow Primary School	143597	Primary	workforce pressure
Hangleton Primary School	151062	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance declinein year deficit
Horizon Academy	143275	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absence
Horn Park Primary School	143598	Primary	workforce pressure
John Ray Infant School	150501	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
John Ray Junior School	143538	Primary	workforce pressure
Kaizen Primary School	143277	Primary	workforce pressure
Kidbrooke Park Primary School	149683	Primary	workforce pressure
Notley Green Primary School	138901	Primary	—
Pathways School	147189	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure