Aspire Academy Trust

UID 2192·Companies House 07387540·Incorporated September 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

19 high severity

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

Total income

£43.6m

6,290 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.3%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.3%

Persistent: 12.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.4%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

6,290 / 7,429 places

Trust overview

5 of 37 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

37 of 37 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

7 of 37 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 24% of schools (9 of 37).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

81% 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 4.4%below 5% threshold14 schools with workforce pressure10 schools with declining results7 schools with Ofsted concerns5 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Outst. 1Good 16RI 6Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

92% Good+

Outst. 1Good 21RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 19RI 4

Leadership & management

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 31RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.9%

-6.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address20 St Austell Business Park, St. Austell, PL25 4FD

Companies House07387540

Incorporated24 September 2010

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	36	6,351	£38.0m	£33.1m	68.0%	0.8%
2022/23	36	6,256	£39.6m	£35.0m	69.0%	0.3%
2023/24	37	6,290	£43.6m	£39.6m	71.3%	0.2%
2024/25partial	37	6,097	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

11.9%

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

£5,347,000

CS staff costs

£3,389,000

CS income

£369,000

Admin & clerical£1,213,000

Teaching staff£1,798,000

ICT£28,000

Premises£823,000

Legal & professional£326,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Gemma Louise Robertson

director·< 1 year

Mark Jacques

director·< 1 year

Barbara Jane Dr Vann

director·1 year

Rebecca Rachel Stott

director·1 year

Daniel Chapman

director·2 years

Sophie Tamara Eddy

director·3 years

David Billing Barton

director·5 years

Penelope Jane Shilston

director·9 years

Michael Jorgen Larsen

director·10 years

Anna Elizabeth Harborne Corbett

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Victoria Edwards

secretary·8 years

31 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2024

Brian Richards

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Jay Trestain

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Vanessa Mary Bragg

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Benjamin Couch

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Jacqueline Frances Swain

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Melanie Gail Colton-dyer

Member schools (37)

37 schools|23 with risk flags|18 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Biscovey Academy	137758	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy	143176	Primary	—
Breage CofE Primary School	143967	Primary	high absenceofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
Bude Primary Academy - Infants	146076	Primary	—
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors	146077	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Bugle School	143165	Primary	high absence
Connor Downs Academy	142144	Primary	performance decline
Coverack Primary School	140630	Primary	in year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Crowan Primary School	149434	Primary	—
Cubert Primary School	150489	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Cusgarne Primary School	145077	Primary	—
Delabole Primary School	141322	Primary	—
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School	140632	Primary	ofsted concernperformance decline
Indian Queens Primary School	145965	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Manaccan Primary School	140635	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernperformance decline
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School	140897	Primary	performance decline
Mount Hawke Academy	136597	Primary	—
Nansledan School	147079	Primary	workforce pressure
Nansloe Academy	137616	Primary	workforce pressure
Padstow School	137183	Primary	workforce pressure