Keswick School Multi Academy Trust

UID 16556·Companies House 07664297·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.0m

1,214 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.0%

of income

Avg reserves

18.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

13.4%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

1,214 / 1,278 places

Total admin cost

£480k

£395 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 2 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 2 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 at or below the national average in 1 of 2 schools.

All 2 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.

At a glance

1 school with absence above 8%1 school in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

52.1

+5.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKeswick School, Keswick, CA12 5QB

Companies House07664297

Incorporated9 June 2011

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,358	£9.6m	£8.8m	69.0%	21.3%
2022/23	2	1,066	£9.8m	£9.4m	70.5%	26.2%
2023/24	2	1,238	£10.0m	£10.0m	77.4%	19.4%
2024/25partial	2	1,214	£10.0m	£10.4m	79.0%	18.0%
2025/26	2	1,232	—	—	—	—

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

11 current directors · Average tenure: 8.2 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Margaret Anne Taylor

director·< 1 year

Leanne Marie Day

director·< 1 year

Charles Henry Rev Hope

director·3 years

Shaun Charles Edward Monaghan

director·4 years

David Gordon Brown

director·4 years

Ruth Lawler

director·8 years

David Simon Hammond

director·9 years

Simon David Jackson

director·13 years

Sarah Fiona Peck

director·15 years

Susan Mary Leigh

director·15 years

Janice Lesley Boniface

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Ruth Lawler

secretary·8 years

32 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2026

Margaret Taylor

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2026

Steven Throp

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Sara Royle

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Mark Ainsworth

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Tania Catherine Gibbin

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2023

David Simon Hammond

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bassenthwaite Primary School	145326	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Keswick School	136902	Secondary	high absencein year deficit

Bassenthwaite Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsworkforce pressure

Keswick SchoolSecondary

high absencein year deficit

Keith Dowber

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Haley Kerr

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Steven Moses

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Andrew David Lysser

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

James Dr Cox

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Penelope Jane Gray

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Mark James Askew

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Dawn Boyes

secretary·13 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Marc Baillie

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Jeronime Mary Nicola Palmer

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

David James Etherden

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Amanda Jayne Wilson

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Jeffrey Boal

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Michael Chapman

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Simon Hughes

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Catherine Mcdonald

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Kenneth James Reed

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Karen Anne Roberts

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Julie Margaret Saxton

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Martin Thomas Statter

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Steven Throp

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2019

June Stephenson

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Constance Margaret Ritson Jepson

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

David Robinson

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Glenda Mary Holme

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Robert Stewart Professor Fowler

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2020