The Howard Partnership Trust

UID 3493·Companies House 07597068·Incorporated April 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

25 high severity

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

Total income

£69.3m

7,411 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.2%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.1%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

7,411 / 8,395 places

Total admin cost

£2.7m

£367 per pupil

Trust overview

All 13 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

13 of 13 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 8 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 9 of 13 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

12 of 13 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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.

At a glance

13 schools with workforce pressure7 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

92%meeting standard or above

Across 13 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.6

-0.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

32.6%

-28.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Howard Of Effingham School Lower Road, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR

Companies House07597068

Incorporated8 April 2011

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

Expected standard 2

Achievement

Expected standard 2

Inclusion

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 2

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	13	7,581	£54.8m	£50.9m	75.9%	19.2%
2022/23	13	7,677	£59.5m	£58.0m	76.7%	0.0%
2023/24	13	7,736	£65.4m	£59.8m	70.6%	0.0%
2024/25partial	13	7,411	£69.3m	£61.5m	73.2%	0.0%
2025/26	13	7,111	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

11.8%

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

£8,228,000

CS staff costs

£5,471,000

CS income

£441,000

Admin & clerical£3,493,000

Teaching staff£1,600,000

ICT£26,000

Premises£1,708,000

Legal & professional£565,000

Auditor costs£82,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.9 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Claire Aurette Blackwell

director·< 1 year

Claire Roussel Tomlinson

director·< 1 year

Alexander Daniel Pett

director·1 year

John Eric Ball

director·2 years

Michael Giles Pinder

director·3 years

Timothy William Mills

director·4 years

Mark Andrew Sir Lowcock

director·5 years

Ian Stuart Wilson

director·8 years

Paul Conrad Belok

director·10 years

Tina Barbara Crombie

director·12 years

Christopher Williamson

director·15 years

32 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Elizabeth Alison Mcdermid

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Chidozie Simon Ofoego

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Sally Darvill-croxford

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Oonagh O'mahoney

secretary·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Robert Charles Coyle

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Linda Stephanie Kemeny

Member schools (13)

13 schools|13 with risk flags|13 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cuddington Community Primary School	143000	Primary	workforce pressure
Eastwick Infant School	142998	Primary	workforce pressure
Eastwick Junior School	142999	Primary	workforce pressure
Fox Grove School	148575	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Howard of Effingham School	136833	Secondary	workforce pressure
Kenyngton Manor Primary School	140348	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Linden Bridge School	144233	Not applicable	workforce pressurein year deficit
Meadhurst Primary School	146264	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressureperformance decline
Oxted School	142315	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St Lawrence Primary School	141347	Primary	workforce pressure
Thomas Knyvett College	136832	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Three Rivers Academy	144503	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
West Hill School	144228	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure