Keys Academies Trust

UID 17014·Companies House 11108321·Incorporated December 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£27.8m

3,492 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.8%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

3,492 / 3,840 places

Total admin cost

£1.3m

£364 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

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

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 9 percentage points over two years of published returns.

2 of 5 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 4 of 5 schools.

4 of 5 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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

80%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

80% Good+

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.2

-2.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.5%

+2.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKeys Academies Trust, Peterborough, PE3 9PN

Companies House11108321

Incorporated12 December 2017

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	3,556	£22.5m	£22.0m	76.7%	7.7%
2022/23	5	3,567	£24.2m	£22.5m	73.6%	8.8%
2023/24	5	3,534	£25.3m	£25.3m	74.6%	0.0%
2024/25partial	5	3,492	£27.8m	£25.3m	74.2%	0.0%
2025/26	5	3,429	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

8.3%

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

£2,293,000

CS staff costs

£1,694,000

CS income

£93,000

Admin & clerical£771,000

Teaching staff£25,000

ICT£139,000

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£124,000

Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

6 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Charles Mathias Marandu

director·1 year

Lindsay Batchford

director·2 years

Tom Dr Williamson

director·3 years

Stela Plamenova kouumdjieff

director·3 years

Claire Patricia Higgins

director·8 years

Adriano Pacitti

director·8 years

9 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2025

Simon Ratcliffe

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

Alan Ralph Sadler

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Amir Suleman

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Bernard Martin Champness

director·8 years·Resigned May 2022

Michael Geoffrey Fish

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Colin Graham Hammond

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Jack Hunt Academy	145271	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Longthorpe Primary Academy	145267	Primary	workforce pressure
Nova Primary Academy	145739	Primary	workforce pressure
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy	145266	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Thorpe Primary Academy	144981	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit