The Cornovii Trust

UID 2122·Companies House 08597784·Incorporated July 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£37.7m

5,302 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.3%

of income

Avg reserves

6.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.9%

Persistent: 12.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

10.5%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

5,302 / 5,520 places

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

2 of 8 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 38% of schools (3 of 8).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

1 school with declining results2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit2 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 8

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.2

+2.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

68.0%

+7.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHassall Road, Alsager, ST7 2HR

Companies House08597784

Incorporated4 July 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	4,099	£23.8m	£23.2m	76.5%	8.8%
2022/23	7	4,103	£25.8m	£25.6m	76.7%	5.6%
2023/24	7	4,031	£28.5m	£27.5m	74.4%	6.2%
2024/25partial	7	3,989	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 3.1 years

Directors / Trustees (11)

Annabelle Leach

director·1 year

Stephen Mark Evans

director·1 year

Michael James Needham

director·1 year

Paul Robert Gray

director·1 year

Ellen Marie Walton

director·2 years

Nigel John Cliffe

director·3 years

Susan Anne Day

director·3 years

Janet Mary Furber

director·3 years

Carl Leech

director·3 years

Barrie Pitt

director·3 years

Paul Scales

director·7 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2024

Sarah Irene Burns

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Richard Andrew Robinson

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Sally-Anne Ward

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Theresa Eugena Shirley Jones

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2021

William James Clayton

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Alastair Malcolm Jackson

Member schools (8)

8 schools|5 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School	148136	Primary	workforce pressure
Alsager School	140108	Secondary	high absence
Audlem St James' CofE Primary School	148489	Primary	workforce pressure
Brine Leas School	136279	Secondary	—
Malbank School and Sixth Form College	152168	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Pear Tree Primary School	140740	Primary	—
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School	139539	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Weston Village Primary School	145587	Primary	—