Bradgate Education Partnership

UID 16351·Companies House 08168237·Incorporated August 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£38.1m

6,280 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.6%

of income

Avg reserves

13.1%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 11.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.4%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

6,280 / 7,320 places

Trust overview

1 of 18 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

1 of 18 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 17% of schools (3 of 18).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

83% 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

3 schools with absence above 8%8 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

79% Good+

Good 11RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

79% Good+

Outst. 3Good 8RI 3

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 10RI 2

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Good 15RI 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.8

-3.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.0%

+1.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTrust Offices, Wreake Valley Academy Parkstone Road, Leicester, LE7 1LY

Companies House08168237

Incorporated3 August 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	18	6,250	£33.4m	£31.2m	72.6%	18.5%
2022/23	18	6,231	£37.6m	£35.5m	73.8%	14.3%
2023/24	18	6,280	£38.1m	£35.8m	72.6%	13.1%
2024/25partial	18	6,294	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.4%

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

£2,050,000

CS staff costs

£1,462,000

CS income

-£212,000

Admin & clerical£999,000

Teaching staff£758,000

ICT£0

Premises£11,000

Legal & professional£162,000

Auditor costs£60,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.9 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Gill Hussey

director·< 1 year

Carl Andrew Musson

director·1 year

Rina Pancholi

director·1 year

Peter John Wardman

director·5 years

Elizabeth Diane Moore

director·5 years

Adam Longley

director·6 years

Edward Dominic Ernst Tarelli

director·6 years

Stephen Michael Cotton

director·8 years

David Ellis

director·9 years

Gareth Paul Nelmes

director·13 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Philippa Maffioli

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2025

George Robert Payne

director·9 years·Resigned May 2020

Suzanne Hall

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Howard Bakewell

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2016

John Ingleton

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Karen Lesley Lock

Member schools (18)

18 schools|10 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Broomfield Community Primary School	138805	Primary	—
Church Hill Infant School	138929	Primary	workforce pressure
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre	139366	Primary	high absencein year deficitworkforce pressureofsted concern
Eastfield Primary School	138806	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costs
Gaddesby Primary School	138807	Primary	—
Great Dalby School	139342	Primary	workforce pressure
Highgate Primary School	148390	Primary	—
Mercenfeld Primary School	139441	Primary	workforce pressure
Mountfields Lodge School	139034	Primary	—
Newtown Linford Primary School	143253	Primary	—
Ratby Primary School	139284	Primary	workforce pressure
Seagrave Village Primary School	143249	Primary	workforce pressure
Stafford Leys Community Primary School	138154	Primary	—
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre	139341	Primary	—
The Merton Primary School	138818	Primary	workforce pressure
The Pochin School	138838	Primary	—
The Roundhill Academy	138079	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absence
Wreake Valley Academy	137983	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence