The Park Federation Academy Trust

UID 4134·Companies House 08146330·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£39.2m

5,970 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.2%

of income

Avg reserves

14.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 20.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

26.1%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

5,970 / 6,436 places

Total admin cost

£1.6m

£262 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 10 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 10 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

1 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (4 of 10).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% of 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

9 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with Ofsted concerns6 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 2

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 1Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

78.0%

+17.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressJames Elliman Academy, Slough, SL2 5BA

Companies House08146330

Incorporated17 July 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	5,757	£33.5m	£32.2m	76.4%	15.1%
2022/23	9	5,825	£35.9m	£35.8m	76.0%	11.2%
2023/24	10	6,133	£39.2m	£37.3m	72.2%	14.3%
2024/25partial	10	5,970	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.5%

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

£974,000

CS staff costs

£1,022,000

CS income

£68,000

Admin & clerical£1,009,000

Teaching staff£4,000

ICT£0

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional-£119,000

Auditor costs£29,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.5 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Helen Abell

director·< 1 year

Bernadette Allison

director·1 year

Chris Duffy

director·2 years

Vivienne Gibbons

director·2 years

Nevin Abraham

director·3 years

Ranisha Dhamu

director·4 years

Simon Neil Carter

director·7 years

Anoop Kumar Ghai

director·13 years

Muralee Nair

director·13 years

Adel Ben Mohamed Dr Rouz

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Kimberly Deanne Richards

secretary·4 years

Jasjit Sohal

secretary·13 years

23 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Peter John Dollimore

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Shubab Hamid

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Tarsem Chana

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Adrian Howard Ingham

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Afsheen Chowdhry

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Nicola Jane Tranter

Member schools (10)

10 schools|10 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cranford Park Academy	138613	Primary	high absencehigh staff costs
Hannah Ball Academy	150283	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Iver Village Infant Academy	149680	Primary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
James Elliman Academy	139333	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Lake Farm Park Academy	140391	Primary	workforce pressure
Montem Academy	140335	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
The Godolphin Junior Academy	144501	Primary	workforce pressure
West Drayton Academy	145041	Primary	workforce pressure
Western House Academy	140857	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Wood End Park Academy	138621	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure