Wickersley Partnership Trust

UID 5329·Companies House 08833508·Incorporated January 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

26 high severity

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

Total income

£61.0m

7,356 pupils

Avg staff costs

68.5%

of income

Avg reserves

9.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.4%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

7,356 / 8,636 places

Total admin cost

£2.1m

£281 per pupil

Trust overview

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

2 of 13 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 4 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 8 of 13 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

8 of 13 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 5 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

62%meeting standard or above

Across 13 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

64% Good+

Good 7RI 4

Behaviour & attitudes

73% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7RI 3

Personal development

82% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8RI 2

Leadership & management

69% Good+

Good 9RI 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

36.8

-9.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.6%

-6.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSwanage Court, Rotherham, S60 1BX

Companies House08833508

Incorporated6 January 2014

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

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Needs attention 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	13	7,158	£47.5m	£44.1m	67.1%	17.5%
2022/23	13	7,280	£51.6m	£49.4m	67.6%	13.6%
2023/24	13	7,319	£56.6m	£54.9m	68.0%	11.1%
2024/25partial	13	7,356	£61.0m	£57.6m	68.5%	9.8%
2025/26	13	7,293	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.4%

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

£4,622,000

CS staff costs

£6,736,000

CS income

£1,411,000

Admin & clerical£1,999,000

Teaching staff£1,847,000

ICT£140,000

Premises£1,073,000

Legal & professional£318,000

Auditor costs£69,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

16 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (16)

Deborah Marie Mcmullen

director·< 1 year

Leon Dale Headley

director·1 year

Panagiota Stathaki

director·1 year

Yuri James Jurewich Burton

director·1 year

Anasua Sarkar Roy

director·1 year

Michael Thornton Hemingway

director·2 years

Paul Alan Eastell

director·2 years

Jhansi Rani Devineni

director·3 years

Joseph Peter Diston

director·3 years

Jackie Burn

director·4 years

Abigail Dombey

director·4 years

David Hugh Owen

director·5 years

Andrew John Hague

director·6 years

Stephen Calvert

director·7 years

Peter Charles Sadler

director·8 years

Helen Claire O'brien

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Peter Jukes

secretary·1 year

27 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Matthew John Turton

secretary·2 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Alistair Ian Budd

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Emmeline Ford

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Adam Jack Cloney

secretary·2 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Stephen Paul Cavell

director·3 years·Resigned May 2025

Steven James Clayton

Member schools (13)

13 schools|13 with risk flags|15 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School	143054	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Aston Lodge Primary School	143055	Primary	workforce pressure
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School	143057	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Clifton Community School	143545	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
Foljambe Primary School	149198	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficitofsted concern
Monkwood Primary School	145017	Primary	workforce pressure
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School	140799	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficit
Rawmarsh Community School	140553	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School	144490	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Gainsborough Academy	145954	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Thrybergh Academy	148547	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficithigh absence
Thrybergh Primary School	140993	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Wickersley School and Sports College	140646	Secondary	high absence