Care Foundation Trust

UID 16859·Incorporated August 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£6.5m

955 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.8%

of income

Avg reserves

5.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 13.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.3%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

955 / 1,085 places

Trust overview

2 of 6 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 6 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (2 of 6).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All 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

2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results3 schools in deficit1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Leadership & management

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	997	£5.6m	£5.7m	79.0%	6.9%
2022/23	6	988	£5.8m	£5.8m

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aldington Primary School	118365	Primary	performance decline
Brook Community Primary School	118373	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Challock Primary School	118374	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Mersham Primary School	118377	Primary	in year deficit
Phoenix Community Primary School	133961	Primary	—
Smeeth Community Primary School	118381	Primary	—

Aldington Primary SchoolPrimary

performance decline

Brook Community Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Challock Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Mersham Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficit

Phoenix Community Primary SchoolPrimary

Smeeth Community Primary SchoolPrimary

Care Foundation Trust

Trust overview

At a glance

Ofsted sub-judgements

Trust growth over time

Member schools (6)

Performance (trust avg)

Trust details