Hamwic Education Trust

UID 16700·Companies House 10749662·Incorporated May 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

147

33 high severity

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

Total income

£86.9m

12,269 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.7%

of income

Avg reserves

4.3%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.3%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

12,269 / 13,768 places

Total admin cost

£5.3m

£435 per pupil

Trust overview

18 of 37 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

9 of 37 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 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 26 of 36 schools.

32 of 37 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

2 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

86%meeting standard or above

Across 37 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

88% Good+

Outst. 2Good 19RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

88% Good+

Outst. 4Good 17RI 3

Personal development

96% Good+

Outst. 5Good 18RI 1

Leadership & management

97% Good+

Outst. 6Good 30RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.0

-7.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.2%

-3.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit E Mill Yard, Southampton, SO16 0AJ

Companies House10749662

Incorporated2 May 2017

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 2

Achievement

Needs attention 2

Inclusion

Expected standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 2

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	35	11,678	£63.6m	£60.9m	75.9%	8.2%
2022/23	35	11,924	£73.0m	£70.8m	78.2%	5.7%
2023/24	37	12,382	£81.5m	£79.2m	78.3%	3.7%
2024/25partial	37	12,269	£86.9m	£82.8m	77.7%	4.3%
2025/26	37	11,834	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.6%

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

£3,993,000

CS staff costs

£3,305,000

CS income

£428,000

Admin & clerical£3,175,000

Teaching staff£71,000

ICT£9,000

Premises£6,000

Legal & professional£48,000

Auditor costs£77,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 2.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Deborah Alexander

director·< 1 year

Jennie Louise White

director·< 1 year

William Pyke

director·< 1 year

Caroline Alison Whittaker

director·2 years

Michel Gilles Nestour

director·2 years

Rosalind Hancell

director·2 years

Natalie Kate Bowdell

director·2 years

Simon James Debeys Cowley

director·2 years

Darren Edward Foy

director·3 years

Gary Peter Plummer

director·4 years

Company Secretary

Gemma Dawn Carr

secretary·9 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Nicola Bull

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Mamane Ibrahim

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Christopher Arthur Scoggins

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Harriet Kemp

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

David John Hardcastle

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Ruth Margaret Leach

Member schools (37)

37 schools|36 with risk flags|24 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School	143477	Primary	workforce pressureperformance declinehigh absencehigh staff costs
Beechwood Junior School	140263	Primary	workforce pressure
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School	144873	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Gatcombe Park Primary School	141728	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Glenfield Infant School	140516	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School	150992	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Hamworthy Park Junior School	143314	Primary	high staff costsperformance declineworkforce pressure
Harefield Primary School	139747	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Henbury View First School	147710	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Hillbourne Primary School	148926	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Hollybrook Infant School	138898	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Hollybrook Junior School	139632	Primary	workforce pressure
Livingstone Road Infant School	144554	Primary	workforce pressure
Livingstone Road Junior School	144602	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
Ludlow Infant Academy	138625	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Lytchett Matravers Primary School	146475	Primary	high staff costs
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School	150882	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressureperformance decline
Shirley Infant School	138903	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Shirley Junior School	138910	Primary	performance declinehigh staff costs
Sholing Infant School	145457	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure