Schools
5
Flags
8
3 high severity
Total income
£20.6m
2,327 pupils
Avg staff costs
80.1%
of income
Avg reserves
17.7%
of income
Avg absence
8.4%
Persistent: 21.2%
Avg FSM
36.1%
free school meals
Capacity
68%
2,327 / 3,400 places
Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.
Leadership & management
100% Good+Key Stage 4
Attainment 8
52.3
+6.1
vs national
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
30.0%
-31.0pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1,753 | £14.8m | £14.2m | 83.0% | 31.3% |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1,729 | £15.8m | £16.4m | 87.0% | 21.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1,732 | £16.9m | £16.9m | 82.1% | 19.4% |
| 2024/25partial | 4 | 2,385 | £3.7m | £3.8m | 74.2% | 12.6% |
Centralisation
3.2%
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
£680,000
CS staff costs
£584,000
CS income
£176,000
11 current directors · Average tenure: 3.1 years · 2 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (11)
Ian Stuart Chaplin
Andrew Dickinson
Yasin Zackaria
Carole Davies
Farhana Ahmedabadi-patel
Nafees Qamar Khan
Joel Nason
Philip Kelly
Jeffrey Davenport
Emma Johnson
Timothy Peter Snaith
Company Secretary
Benjamin Elliott
Steve Bibby
Stephen Bibby
Jackie Brooks
Adam Philip Scott Revill
Pat Orrill
Jason Allen
| School | URN | Phase | Risk flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higham Lane North Academy | 151700 | Secondary | — |
| Higham Lane School | 137767 | Secondary | high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure |
| Michael Drayton Junior School | 152059 | Primary | — |
| Oak Wood Primary School | 139468 | Not applicable | high absencehigh staff costs |
| Oak Wood Secondary School | 139469 | Not applicable | workforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence |
Abubaker Malek
Patricia Orrill
Ian Richardson
Claire Warren
Rachel Shelley
Emma Gillin
Tracey Pitt
Chris Ward
Alison Jane Reverend Evans
Iain Anderson
Lucy Clark
Rachel Hobbs
Julie Flannigan
Naomi O'connor
Carole Davies
Sarah Passey
Kufa Matifa
Ian Bednall
George Richard Smith
Elizabeth Sayers
Hilary Jane Ward
Natalie June Pargetor
Martyn Roy Bates
Hazel Mainwaring
Kevin Latham
Clive Rev Jones
Julie Anne Jackson
Robert Charles Gilbert
Lyndsey Pykett
Rachel Fairbrother
Jane Wilson
Lisa Court
Linda Brown
Bill Basra
Neil Smith
Sandra Bray
Veronica Bayliss
Eileen Booker