Eden Learning Trust

UID 17010·Companies House 10980753·Incorporated September 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

12 high severity

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

Total income

£54.1m

6,500 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.3%

of income

Avg reserves

21.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

36.9%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

6,500 / 7,134 places

Total admin cost

£4.9m

£752 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 10 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 10 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

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

5 of 10 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 8 of 10 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

All 10 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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 10 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

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+

Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.8

+0.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.8%

+4.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressFerryhill School, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW

Companies House10980753

Incorporated25 September 2017

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	5,924	£40.6m	£38.8m	71.0%	20.1%
2022/23	8	6,255	£45.8m	£43.8m	71.4%	21.2%
2023/24	10	6,433	£47.9m	£46.4m	72.9%	22.0%
2024/25partial	10	6,500	£54.1m	£54.0m	76.3%	21.2%
2025/26	10	6,544	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 7.5 years

Directors / Trustees (10)

Malcolm Paul Ashton

director·2 years

Doug Clark

director·5 years

Kenneth John Reed

director·5 years

Sean Barnett

director·8 years

Garry Stout

director·8 years

Stuart Colin Raw

director·8 years

Richard George Roberts

director·8 years

Guy Somerville

director·8 years

Kevin Brennan

director·8 years

Keith Reverend Lumsdon

director·8 years

3 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2019

Katherine Grieveson

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Irene Lavelle

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

David Alexander Shearer

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Member schools (10)

10 schools|10 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School	151177	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Chilton Academy	145594	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Ferryhill School	145253	Secondary	high absence
Kepier	137262	Secondary	high absence
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland	136770	Secondary	high absence
Seaham High School	147711	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School	150232	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Tanfield School	147894	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Woodham Academy	138717	Secondary	high absencein year deficit
Woodlea Primary School	151176	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure