Aspire Community Trust

UID 16748·Incorporated September 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£26.9m

3,265 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.9%

of income

Avg reserves

-3.0%

of income

Avg absence

8.5%

Persistent: 25.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

45.2%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

3,265 / 3,305 places

Trust overview

3 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

2 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

4 of 8 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 62% of schools (5 of 8).

4 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 1.3%below 5% threshold3 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns4 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

83% Good+

Outst. 3Good 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

83% Good+

Outst. 3Good 2RI 1

Personal development

83% Good+

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	3,199	£21.5m	£21.7m	80.5%	0.1%
2022/23	8	3,257	£23.2m	£23.5m

Member schools (8)

8 schools|6 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bassett Green Primary School	131839	Primary	—
Bevois Town Primary School	116088	Primary	workforce pressure
Cantell School	116469	Secondary	—
Mansbridge Primary School	116117	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Mount Pleasant Infants	116093	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
Mount Pleasant Juniors	116092	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Swaythling Primary School	116109	Primary	high staff costs
Vermont School	116625	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure