Cirrus Primary Academy Trust

UID 15781·Companies House 09642581·Incorporated June 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£18.7m

2,508 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 16.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.5%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

2,508 / 2,764 places

Trust overview

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

1 of 5 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (2 of 5).

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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago1 school with declining results2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.8%

-3.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWallington Primary Academy, Wallington, SM6 9JN

Companies House09642581

Incorporated16 June 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	2,504	£14.8m	£13.7m	68.9%	0.3%
2022/23	5	2,562	£16.4m	£14.6m	71.6%	0.3%
2023/24	5	2,508	£18.7m	£15.8m	73.7%	0.3%
2024/25partial	5	2,494	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.0%

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

£1,764,000

CS staff costs

£1,024,000

CS income

-£122,000

Admin & clerical£632,000

Teaching staff£378,000

ICT£11,000

Premises£431,000

Legal & professional£127,000

Auditor costs£39,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Shona Louvel

director·< 1 year

Vladimir Ivanic

director·< 1 year

India Beason

director·2 years

Samantha Collins-hill

director·2 years

Raymond Andrew Koh

director·3 years

Claire Rodin

director·3 years

Dylan Burns

director·3 years

Kapil Lodha

director·5 years

Peter Dr Simpson

director·5 years

Sharon Elizabeth Roberts

director·6 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Nayeeb Choudhury

director·1 year·Resigned Nov 2024

Arber Cala

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Madeleine Kuevi

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Daniel Robin Celino

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Andrew Ivison

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Helen Claire Howard

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Avenue Primary Academy	142177	Primary	—
Barrow Hedges Primary School	145977	Primary	—
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy	144544	Primary	high absence
Stanley Park Infants School	145385	Primary	workforce pressure
Wallington Primary Academy	145742	Primary	high absenceperformance decline