Changing Lives in Collaboration

UID 16292·Companies House 09748195·Incorporated August 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£22.3m

3,184 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.4%

of income

Avg reserves

5.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.0%

Persistent: 16.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

45.2%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

3,184 / 3,428 places

Trust overview

2 of 7 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 43% of schools (3 of 7).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

2 of 7 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

50% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1Inad. 2

Behaviour & attitudes

50% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1Inad. 2

Personal development

75% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1Inad. 1

Leadership & management

71% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.0%

-9.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressChorlton Park Primary School Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 7HH

Companies House09748195

Incorporated25 August 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,740	£10.4m	£9.9m	73.4%	9.5%
2022/23	6	2,790	£17.5m	£17.5m	73.6%	4.2%
2023/24	7	3,184	£22.3m	£21.4m	74.4%	5.3%
2024/25partial	7	3,126	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.2%

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

£943,000

CS staff costs

£601,000

CS income

£98,000

Admin & clerical£322,000

Teaching staff£263,000

ICT£84,000

Premises£1,000

Legal & professional£129,000

Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.8 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Kinga Skomra

director·< 1 year

Rebecca Owen

director·< 1 year

Ashley Sam Harrison

director·< 1 year

Katherine Moulder

director·< 1 year

Courtney Brightwell

director·4 years

Matthew O'neill

director·4 years

Anthony Benedict

director·4 years

Richard Buckley

director·7 years

20 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Sufyaan Jasat

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Sarah Abraham

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Mariam Boakye-dankwa

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Hazel Rebecca Remeika

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

David Stephen Ainsworth

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Oliver Edward George

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Chorlton Park Primary	142343	Primary	—
Crosslee Community Primary School	149867	Primary	ofsted concern
Dane Bank Primary School	147371	Primary	workforce pressure
Lily Lane Primary School	149671	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Old Moat Primary School	142360	Primary	workforce pressure
Ravensfield Primary School	151257	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Rolls Crescent Primary School	144913	Primary	—