Create Learning Trust

UID 17343·Companies House 11727632·Incorporated December 2018·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£6.1m

938 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.5%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

8.0%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

938 / 1,050 places

Total admin cost

£185k

£197 per pupil

Trust overview

With 4 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

All 4 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 4 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 4 schools.

All 4 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 4 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

66.5%

+5.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCuddington Primary School Ash Road, Northwich, CW8 2NY

Companies House11727632

Incorporated14 December 2018

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	585	£3.2m	£3.0m	72.1%	2.1%
2022/23	4	990	£5.5m	£5.3m	71.1%	4.6%
2023/24	4	541	£5.2m	£5.1m	69.5%	0.7%
2024/25partial	4	938	£6.1m	£5.7m	67.5%	0.0%
2025/26	4	926	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

8.6%

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

£537,000

CS staff costs

£390,000

CS income

£79,000

Admin & clerical£350,000

Teaching staff£40,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£114,000

Auditor costs£13,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

5 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (5)

Rachel Louise Spencer

director·1 year

Geoffrey Mark Porritt

director·2 years

Gareth Rhys Williams

director·2 years

Lynda June Mallon

director·3 years

Faye Louise Russell

director·7 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Susan Lesley Walters

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Anna Sigrid Poynton

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Irene Hodkinson

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Andrew Mark Shaw

director·5 years·Resigned May 2021

Rachel O'donnell

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Lynda June Mallon

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cuddington Primary School	146622	Primary	workforce pressure
Hartford Primary School	149663	Primary	in year deficitperformance decline
Little Leigh Primary School	146202	Primary	workforce pressure
Sandiway Primary School	146131	Primary	workforce pressure