Inspire Partnership Academy Trust

UID 16696·Companies House 10421212·Incorporated October 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£30.7m

4,154 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.9%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

6.3%

Persistent: 19.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.8%

free school meals

Capacity

77%

4,154 / 5,388 places

Trust overview

1 of 10 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

2 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (4 of 10).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

90% 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

2 schools in deficit7 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 7

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.4%

+9.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressInspire Partnership Academy Trust Foxfield Primary School, London, SE18 7EX

Companies House10421212

Incorporated11 October 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	4,399	£28.9m	£27.8m	74.4%	9.8%
2022/23	10	4,215	£29.3m	£29.9m	78.7%	2.5%
2023/24	10	4,154	£30.7m	£29.4m	73.9%	1.1%
2024/25partial	10	3,975	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.2%

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

£1,611,000

CS staff costs

£1,291,000

CS income

£186,000

Admin & clerical£553,000

Teaching staff£289,000

ICT£0

Premises-£6,000

Legal & professional£60,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 3.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Peter O keeffe

director·< 1 year

Katherine Easter

director·< 1 year

Georgios Papadakis

director·< 1 year

Samantha Uhunoma Uwadiae

director·1 year

Kurt Zico Williams

director·1 year

Saj Begum

director·3 years

Lucy Mary Ellis

director·3 years

Andrew Lawrence

director·3 years

Nicholas James Dear

director·3 years

Gustad Manek Deboo-jones

director·3 years

Ray Williams

director·5 years

Robert John Carpenter

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Julie Anne Newman

secretary·< 1 year

22 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2024

Riikka Vihriälä

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Nathalie Marina Romain

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Sinead O'brien

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Helen Kofler

secretary·6 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Syed Danial Hasan naqvi

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Darrell Jason Porter

Member schools (10)

10 schools|8 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Chattenden Primary School	138328	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficithigh absence
Delce Academy	147769	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Elaine Primary School	145926	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh absence
Forest Academy	140113	Primary	performance decline
Foxfield Primary School	143592	Primary	workforce pressure
Maundene School	145112	Primary	workforce pressure
Rockliffe Manor Primary School	143593	Primary	—
West Thornton Primary School	147971	Primary	workforce pressure
Woodhill Primary School	143594	Primary	workforce pressure
Woodside Primary School	143178	Primary	—