Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited

UID 2143·Companies House 07525735·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

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

Total income

£39.9m

5,227 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.3%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 20.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.0%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

5,227 / 5,996 places

Trust overview

2 of 12 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

12 of 12 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

3 of 12 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 42% of schools (5 of 12).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

3 of 12 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Last accounts filed 19 months ago5 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools in deficit2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

73% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

82% Good+

Outst. 5Good 4RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

82% Good+

Outst. 5Good 4RI 2

Leadership & management

75% Good+

Outst. 3Good 6RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

37.3

-8.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.0%

+5.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBishop Justus Church Of England School, Bromley, BR2 8HZ

Companies House07525735

Incorporated10 February 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	4,578	£30.6m	£28.0m	71.4%	4.5%
2022/23	11	4,552	£31.9m	£29.5m	72.3%	4.5%
2023/24	11	4,468	£34.2m	£31.7m	72.1%	0.0%
2024/25partial	12	5,044	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.5%

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

£2,608,000

CS staff costs

£1,902,000

CS income

£587,000

Admin & clerical£911,000

Teaching staff£896,000

ICT£3,000

Premises£326,000

Legal & professional£34,000

Auditor costs£34,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.8 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Christopher Roberts

director·2 years

Mark Paul Comley

director·2 years

Simon Richard Anthony Pink

director·2 years

Kathy Donna Griffiths

director·4 years

Giles Robert Lambert

director·4 years

Jeremy Augustine The Revd Canon Blunden

director·4 years

Sui-Te Wu

director·7 years

Victoria Cliff

director·11 years

Sue Mordecai

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Andrew Galloway Ferguson

secretary·2 years

27 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2023

Janet Vick

secretary·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Nigel Petrie

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Seun Odeneye

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Terry Hyland

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Anna Catherine Lind

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Suthan Santhaguru

Member schools (12)

12 schools|9 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bishop Justus CofE School	136466	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Cudham Church of England Primary School	141896	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Keston Church of England Primary School	140729	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressureperformance decline
Parish Church of England Primary School	139984	Primary	high staff costs
Robertsbridge Community College	151564	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Rye College	146825	Secondary	high absence
Rye Community Primary School	146826	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School	143097	Primary	—
St John's Church of England Primary School	140648	Primary	ofsted concern
St Mark's Church of England Primary School	141567	Primary	workforce pressure
St Nicholas Church of England Primary	141529	Primary	—
Trinity Church of England Primary School	141352	Primary	—