*Co-op Brent Knoll and Watergate Co-operative Trust

UID 1520·Incorporated April 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£12.3m

364 pupils

Avg staff costs

84.1%

of income

Avg reserves

14.9%

of income

Avg absence

9.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

51.0%

free school meals

Capacity

105%

364 / 348 places

Total admin cost

£534k

£1,466 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

2 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 2 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 7 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

0.6

-45.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated2 April 2012

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	306	£9.7m	£9.5m	80.4%	23.5%
2022/23	2	327	£10.6m	£10.6m	81.3%	22.1%
2023/24	2	357	£11.2m	£11.5m	85.0%	18.3%
2024/25partial	2	364	£12.3m	£12.6m	84.1%	14.9%
2025/26	2	366	—	—	—	—

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Brent Knoll School	100760	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Watergate School	100766	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Brent Knoll SchoolNot applicable

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs

Watergate SchoolNot applicable

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit