The Hawksmoor Learning Trust

UID 16647·Companies House 07489127·Incorporated January 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£8.3m

1,437 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.2%

of income

Avg reserves

5.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

8.8%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

1,437 / 1,680 places

Total admin cost

£200k

£139 per pupil

Trust overview

With 4 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 4 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 4 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 18 percentage points over two years of published returns.

2 of 4 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 4 of 4 schools.

All 4 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

3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit1 school with declining results1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 4 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 4

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.7%

+5.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Companies House07489127

Incorporated11 January 2011

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

Strong standard 1

Achievement

Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,121	£5.7m	£5.2m	68.5%	26.9%
2022/23	4	1,250	£6.4m	£6.1m	70.3%	14.1%
2023/24	4	1,333	£7.0m	£7.1m	80.0%	4.2%
2024/25partial	4	1,437	£8.3m	£7.5m	73.2%	5.4%
2025/26	4	1,509	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.0%

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

£396,000

CS staff costs

£274,000

CS income

-£15,000

Admin & clerical£218,000

Teaching staff£35,000

ICT£0

Premises£53,000

Legal & professional£25,000

Auditor costs£22,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 7.8 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

Robert Charles Alvarez

director·1 year

Paul Liam Gerald Mccahill

director·3 years

Jeremy William George Weeks

director·3 years

Joerdis Katrin Laureyns

director·3 years

Andrea Julie Curtis

director·5 years

Christopher Lofts

director·12 years

Christopher James Nikel

director·15 years

Karen Margaret Falvey

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Peter Spruce

secretary·2 years

30 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2024

Peter Colin Spruce

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Jonathan Alan Davis

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Jonathan Alan Davis

secretary·6 years·Resigned Nov 2023

James Nicholson

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Martin Leonard Blake

secretary·10 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Sophie Joy Director Matthews

Member schools (4)

4 schools|3 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bracken Leas Primary School	144394	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Marie Weller Primary School	148571	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School	136480	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
The Radstone Primary School	145903	Primary	—

Bracken Leas Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Marie Weller Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

The Radstone Primary SchoolPrimary

Leadership

Strong standard 1

Jennifer Anne Jeffery