Aspirations Academies Trust

UID 2186·Companies House 07867577·Incorporated December 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£70.4m

9,551 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.9%

Persistent: 21.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

28.6%

free school meals

Capacity

77%

9,551 / 12,441 places

Trust overview

5 of 16 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

16 of 16 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 75% of schools (12 of 16).

10 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

88% 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

Trust-wide reserves at 1.4%below 5% threshold9 schools with workforce pressure7 schools with absence above 8%5 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

78% Good+

Outst. 2Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 4

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Outst. 4Good 10RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.3

-4.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.5%

+3.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWorld Business Centre 3 Newall Road, Hounslow, TW6 2TA

Companies House07867577

Incorporated1 December 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	16	8,954	£56.5m	£50.0m	69.6%	0.0%
2022/23	16	9,368	£62.9m	£56.1m	71.0%	0.0%
2023/24	16	9,551	£70.4m	£58.2m	74.2%	0.0%
2024/25partial	16	9,632	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

19.1%

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

£13,692,000

CS staff costs

£3,111,000

CS income

£2,681,000

Admin & clerical£163,000

Teaching staff£1,325,000

ICT£137,000

Premises£5,110,000

Legal & professional£17,000

Auditor costs£52,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Claire Tunbridge

director·< 1 year

Mark Bulpett

director·1 year

Amy Elizabeth Rogers

director·1 year

Jenna Moon

director·1 year

Russell Dr Quaglia

director·3 years

Janus Barnaby Daniel Moorhouse

director·5 years

James Robert Pomeroy

director·6 years

Paula Kay Kenning

director·8 years

Stephen Charles Kenning

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Fokuo Achamfour-yeboah

secretary·7 years

25 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Catherine Bunn

director·< 1 year·Resigned Nov 2025

Roghayeh Washeghani-farahani

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Kelly Jane Keating

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Simon John Riley

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Anthony Norman Moore

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Mark Stuart Brocklehurst

Member schools (16)

16 schools|13 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Atlantic Academy Portland	145119	All-through	workforce pressurehigh absence
Bovington Academy	147264	Primary	high staff costs
Budmouth Academy Weymouth	147443	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsofsted concern
Dashwood Banbury Academy	138501	Primary	performance decline
Futures Institute Banbury	140886	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Harriers Banbury Academy	139298	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Jewell Academy Bournemouth	139692	Primary	high staff costs
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth	148590	All-through	—
Magna Academy	139711	Secondary	workforce pressure
Oak Hill Academy West London	140718	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Ocean Academy Poole	141089	Primary	—
Oriel Academy West London	140158	Primary	—
Park Academy West London	145121	Secondary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
Rivers Academy West London	137009	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Space Studio West London	142126	Secondary	high staff costsworkforce pressurehigh absence
Wykham Park	138499	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence