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

UID 1520·Incorporated April 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 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%

Persistent: 31.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

48.5%

free school meals

Capacity

105%

364 / 348 places

Trust overview

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

1 of 2 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (2 of 2).

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 absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

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%

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Brent Knoll School	100760	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence
Watergate School	100766	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Brent Knoll SchoolNot applicable

workforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence

Watergate SchoolNot applicable

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit