Bourne Education Trust

UID 2386·Companies House 07768726·Incorporated September 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

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

Total income

£106.6m

13,979 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.5%

of income

Avg reserves

18.8%

of income

Avg absence

7.5%

Persistent: 18.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.1%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

13,979 / 14,801 places

Trust overview

5 of 26 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.

1 of 27 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (13 of 26).

13 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

13 schools with workforce pressure10 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with declining results5 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

93% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11Inad. 1

Personal development

93% Good+

Outst. 4Good 9RI 1

Leadership & management

92% Good+

Outst. 3Good 21RI 1Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.0

-5.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.3%

+2.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEpsom And Ewell High School, Epsom, KT19 9JW

Companies House07768726

Incorporated9 September 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	22	11,768	£77.9m	£68.0m	70.4%	1.6%
2022/23	24	12,883	£91.1m	£88.8m	73.8%	2.1%
2023/24	24	13,158	£99.1m	£87.6m	70.1%	19.8%
2024/25partial	26	14,135	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.8%

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

£3,711,000

CS staff costs

£2,712,000

CS income

£582,000

Admin & clerical£916,000

Teaching staff£1,736,000

ICT£279,000

Premises£234,000

Legal & professional£372,000

Auditor costs£64,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 3.3 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Louise Claire Lee

director·< 1 year

Oyedokun Oluwaseyi Lou Taylor

director·1 year

Paul Gallagher

director·1 year

John Balchin

director·1 year

Poovenasen Dr Maduramuthu

director·1 year

Helen Margaret Norris

director·1 year

Andrew Field

director·2 years

Sarah Williams-wild

director·2 years

Douglas David Maclennan

director·3 years

Robert Anthony Ukiah

director·3 years

Ruth Elizabeth Simpson

director·4 years

Alex Russell

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Yola Wilkins

secretary·1 year

29 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Jane Vaughan

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Gurpreet Singh Dehal

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Catherine Twomey

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Charmain Louise Browning

director·6 years·Resigned May 2024

Sarah Louise Pittam

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Liz Hughes

Member schools (27)

27 schools|24 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Auriol Junior School	144387	Primary	high staff costs
Broadmere Primary Academy	139479	Primary	—
Brookwood Primary School	142084	Primary	performance decline
Chertsey High School	144741	Secondary	high absence
Epsom and Ewell High School	137595	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Epsom Primary and Nursery School	149286	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Everest Community Academy	145125	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Hampton High	143419	Secondary	high absence
Hopescourt School	150773	Not applicable	high absence
Jubilee High School	139948	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Kings International College	151373	Secondary	high absence
Marnel Junior School	148385	Primary	workforce pressure
Meadow Primary School	145796	Primary	workforce pressure
New Monument Primary Academy	139890	Primary	workforce pressure
Nonsuch Primary School	152302	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline
Philip Southcote School	150197	Not applicable	high absence
Pyrcroft Grange Primary School	139951	Primary	—
Sayes Court School	140860	Primary	workforce pressure
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School	140509	Primary	high staff costs
Teddington School	138460	Secondary	high absence