Coastal Learning Partnership

UID 5708·Companies House 09628750·Incorporated June 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£36.5m

5,277 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.4%

of income

Avg reserves

1.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

Persistent: 13.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.7%

free school meals

Capacity

81%

5,277 / 6,484 places

Trust overview

7 of 20 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

8 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

2 of 20 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 30% of schools (6 of 20).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

95% of 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

Trust-wide reserves at 2.3%below 5% threshold7 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with declining results7 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

92% Good+

Good 11RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

92% Good+

Good 11RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11

Leadership & management

95% Good+

Good 19RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.6%

-8.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHeathlands Primary Academy Andrews Close, Bournemouth, BH11 8HB

Companies House09628750

Incorporated8 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	16	5,419	£29.5m	£27.4m	75.6%	-68.0%
2022/23	16	5,374	£30.9m	£29.6m	76.5%	1.9%
2023/24	20	5,871	£36.5m	£35.0m	76.4%	1.2%
2024/25partial	20	5,790	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.9%

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

£2,190,000

CS staff costs

£1,520,000

CS income

£1,078,000

Admin & clerical£596,000

Teaching staff-£943,000

ICT£116,000

Premises£59,000

Legal & professional£197,000

Auditor costs£39,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

John Derek Varney

director·< 1 year

James Christopher Mikolajewski

director·< 1 year

Paul Christopher Chadwick

director·1 year

Mark Gilbert

director·1 year

Lucy Waterhouse

director·1 year

Claire Lawrenson

director·1 year

Rodney Lewis Woodford

director·2 years

Jo Reverend Levasier

director·3 years

Leslie Paul Lane

director·3 years

Martin Copsey

director·3 years

Brendan Paul Mullany

director·6 years

Paul Thomas Howieson

director·6 years

28 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Michael Crane

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Martin Tiffin

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Rick Thornton

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Fiona Elizabeth King

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Kathryn Hearn

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Gemma Genco knight

Member schools (20)

20 schools|14 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School	142974	Primary	workforce pressure
Bethany Church of England Junior School	142100	Primary	high staff costs
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School	142145	Primary	—
Courthill Infant School	142972	Primary	—
Heatherlands Primary School	145212	Primary	workforce pressure
Heathlands Primary Academy	142101	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Lilliput Church of England Infant School	142970	Primary	workforce pressure
Longfleet Church of England Primary School	142973	Primary	high staff costs
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School	150430	Primary	—
Oakdale Junior School	142975	Primary	high staff costs
Old Town Infant School and Nursery	142971	Primary	workforce pressure
Queen's Park Infant Academy	139447	Primary	high staff costs
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School	142102	Primary	high absencehigh staff costs
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers	150428	Primary	workforce pressure
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	142103	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitofsted concern
Stoborough Church of England Primary School	150247	Primary	—
Swanage Primary School	150246	Primary	—
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School	142165	Primary	performance decline
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School	142167	Primary	—
Wool Church of England Primary School	148328	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure