Latchmere Academy Trust

UID 16443·Companies House 08135633·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Sept 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£7.5m

965 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.9%

of income

Avg reserves

10.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

17.3%

free school meals

Capacity

78%

965 / 1,232 places

Total admin cost

£617k

£639 per pupil

Trust overview

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

All 2 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

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

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

2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit1 school with declining results

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

67.5%

+6.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLatchmere School, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5TT

Companies House08135633

Incorporated9 July 2012

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,198	£7.1m	£7.0m	76.6%	11.2%
2022/23	2	1,140	£7.2m	£7.1m	70.5%	12.1%
2023/24	2	1,051	£7.4m	£7.4m	75.7%	9.8%
2024/25partial	2	965	£7.5m	£7.3m	69.9%	10.0%
2025/26	2	937	—	—	—	—

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

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

Directors / Trustees (8)

Joanna Elizabeth Gautam

director·< 1 year

Judith Porter

director·1 year

Adereti-Oluyi Doherty

director·3 years

Tom Brook

director·4 years

Alexander Oliver Pygram

director·4 years

Annalisa Steels

director·5 years

Jennifer Irene Singer

director·6 years

Raghu Venkatesam

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Clare Blake

secretary·5 years

43 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2026

Rebecca Jane Wilkinson

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2026

Kamini Chandra kumaran

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Natasha Bhardwaj

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Derek John Barnaby Angliss

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Lucy Elizabeth Lewis

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Nicholas Edward Murphy

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Latchmere School	138689	Primary	workforce pressure
Nelson Primary School	145122	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline

Latchmere SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Nelson Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline

Chris Burnell

director·7 years·Resigned May 2020

Madeline Maguire

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Clare Reeve curatola

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Alexandra Clare Warburton

secretary·8 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Bradley James Price

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Rachel Rhiannon Russell

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Lucy Elizabeth Lewis

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Lou Anderson

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Sarah Elizabeth Mccarthy

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Clare Blake

secretary·11 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Lisa Stone

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Vivienne Lesley Renuhausay

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Carolyn Frances Coles

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Bethlyn Killey

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Ritu Patwari

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Alexandra Claire Silver

director·12 years·Resigned May 2017

Mary Louise Hutchison

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Anthony Joseph Sweetman

director·12 years·Resigned May 2014

Sally Elizabeth Bacon

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Joan Mary Sallis

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Maria Josepha Theresia Evans

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Andree Michelle Frieze

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2016

David James Glanville

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

Norma Ann Goodyear

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Patrick Hall

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Sarah Kim Holland

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Justin Jacobs

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Timothy James Lawn

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Paul Richard Clasper

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Stephen Edward Pritchard

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Marion Lillian Elizabeth Ayres

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Julie Denise Ritchie

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Annalisa Steels

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Claire Cook

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Shaun Gabriel Bedeau

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Julian Kynaston Potter

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Julia Elanor Mcgrath

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2013