Humber Education Trust

UID 16827·Companies House 08682547·Incorporated September 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£47.3m

5,273 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.5%

of income

Avg reserves

17.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 15.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.4%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

5,273 / 5,388 places

Trust overview

5 of 17 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 17 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

6 of 17 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 24% of schools (4 of 17).

3 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

6 schools in deficit5 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 7Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.1%

-2.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBude Park Primary School Cookbury Close, Hull, HU7 4EY

Companies House08682547

Incorporated9 September 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	17	5,170	£42.8m	£39.9m	73.2%	26.1%
2022/23	17	5,244	£44.9m	£44.1m	73.9%	19.3%
2023/24	17	5,273	£47.3m	£47.6m	77.5%	17.0%
2024/25partial	17	5,347	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.5%

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

£1,752,000

CS staff costs

£1,243,000

CS income

-£38,000

Admin & clerical£500,000

Teaching staff£536,000

ICT£0

Premises£255,000

Legal & professional£109,000

Auditor costs£53,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.0 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Lisa Staines

director·2 years

Deborah Potter

director·4 years

Jo Moxon

director·4 years

Rachel Davies

director·5 years

Deborah Wrapson

director·5 years

Ken Sainty

director·5 years

Sharon Hinchcliffe

director·7 years

Rachel Emma Wilkes

director·8 years

John Gavin Barley

director·8 years

Paul Joseph Brown

director·8 years

28 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Rebecca Oxborough

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Jane Wilson

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Helen Sail

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Andrew Graham Jordan

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Kira Brice

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Paul Terrence Stevens

Member schools (17)

17 schools|13 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Adelaide Primary School	144672	Primary	—
Broadacre Primary School	144669	Primary	—
Bude Park Primary School	139511	Primary	—
Bursar Primary Academy	138467	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Cambridge Park Academy	137363	Not applicable	high staff costsin year deficit
Christopher Pickering Primary School	140902	Primary	high staff costs
Clifton Primary School	144677	Primary	in year deficit
Frederick Holmes School	146220	Not applicable	high absence
Ganton School	140904	Not applicable	high staff costshigh absenceworkforce pressure
Highlands Primary School	139512	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Kingswood Parks Primary School	140275	Primary	workforce pressure
Maybury Primary School	140246	Primary	in year deficit
Neasden Primary School	140247	Primary	in year deficitperformance decline
Parkstone Primary School	144670	Primary	in year deficit
St Nicholas Primary School	140906	Primary	workforce pressure
Tweendykes School	139628	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costs
Woodland Primary School	144676	Primary	—