Agora Learning Partnership

UID 16768·Companies House 10290954·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£19.0m

2,984 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.9%

of income

Avg reserves

18.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.3%

Persistent: 13.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

26.8%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

2,984 / 3,457 places

Trust overview

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

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

2 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

90% 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

5 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit1 school with declining results1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Leadership & management

90% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.6%

+5.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Orchard Primary School, Watford, WD24 5JW

Companies House10290954

Incorporated21 July 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	2,625	£15.1m	£14.4m	73.7%	16.9%
2022/23	9	2,595	£16.5m	£16.2m	77.3%	19.8%
2023/24	10	2,993	£2.5m	£2.4m	72.8%	3.5%
2024/25partial	10	2,954	—	—	—	—

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.0 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Stuart John Howard

director·< 1 year

Jonathan Varley Millidge

director·< 1 year

Richard Michael Preece

director·2 years

Tony Breslin

director·2 years

Amanda Abley

director·2 years

Rebecca Frances Daulman

director·5 years

Matthew Dominic Elliott Taylor

director·6 years

Carol Shutkever

director·7 years

Niraj Amratlal Devraj Shah

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Julie Eileen Gearey

secretary·< 1 year

20 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Michelle Miles

secretary·2 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Rebecca Frances Daulman

secretary·2 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Colette Bridget Lamb

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Carol Ann Murphy

secretary·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Neil Chakrabarti

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Mark Ingall

Member schools (10)

10 schools|7 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery	144907	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Bromet Primary School	144908	Primary	—
Creswick Academy	150698	Primary	ofsted concern
Meryfield Primary School	145351	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Oxhey Wood Primary School	144906	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
The Grange Academy	144904	Primary	workforce pressure
The Orchard Primary School	145352	Primary	—
Warren Dell Primary School	144905	Primary	high staff costs
Waterside Academy	145257	Primary	workforce pressure
Wilbury Junior School	144903	Primary	—