Bosco Catholic Education Trust

UID 16631·Companies House 10573272·Incorporated January 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

18 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£46.9m

7,459 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.8%

of income

Avg reserves

9.9%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

11.6%

free school meals

Capacity

103%

7,459 / 7,223 places

Total admin cost

£2.2m

£295 per pupil

Trust overview

8 of 17 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

3 of 17 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

10 of 17 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 14 of 17 schools.

All 17 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

4 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 17 graded schools, including 4 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 7

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 14

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

55.5

+9.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.1%

+5.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBosco House C/O St Paul's Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA

Companies House10573272

Incorporated19 January 2017

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 4 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Strong standard 2Expected standard 2

Achievement

Strong standard 2Expected standard 2

Inclusion

Strong standard 3Expected standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	3,874	£21.2m	£20.4m	73.7%	15.7%
2022/23	8	3,962	£23.0m	£21.5m	74.4%	17.7%
2023/24	10	4,660	£28.9m	£29.5m	79.7%	7.1%
2024/25partial	15	6,833	£43.2m	£45.7m	77.6%	10.8%
2025/26	14	6,653	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

-3.3%

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

-£1,594,000

CS staff costs

£851,000

CS income

£176,000

Admin & clerical£382,000

Teaching staff£233,000

ICT£0

Premises-£2,899,000

Legal & professional£194,000

Auditor costs£46,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Ian Ralph O'sullivan

director·< 1 year

Christopher Horrocks

director·< 1 year

Victoria Louise Edgington

director·1 year

John Thomas Merrigan

director·1 year

John Malcolm Cornelius Bryant

director·1 year

Juliette Bellingall

director·3 years

Chris George

director·4 years

Timothy Mark Feast

director·7 years

John Fergus Brotherton

director·9 years

Daryl Brian Rev George

director·9 years

9 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

April Hanks

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Adrian John Deacon Burnett

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Helen Bilton

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Anthony Francis Moffatt

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2025

David Charles Carter

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Martin Richard John Farrell

Member schools (18)

18 schools|17 with risk flags|13 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Annecy Catholic Primary School	146786	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School	149294	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	151778	Primary	—
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton	151256	Primary	high staff costs
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	147937	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School	151251	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	151781	Primary	high staff costs
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	144401	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
St Paul's Catholic College	148753	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Peter's Catholic Primary School	149293	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Philip Howard Catholic School	144243	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Philip's Catholic Primary School	151780	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
St Richard's Catholic College	151779	Secondary	workforce pressure
St Richard's Catholic Primary School	151782	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham	150402	Primary	workforce pressure
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School	151679	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School	150983	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School	149292	Primary	workforce pressure