Middlesex Learning Trust

UID 16751·Companies House 07445586·Incorporated November 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Sept 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£31.2m

3,844 pupils

Avg staff costs

82.1%

of income

Avg reserves

7.5%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.8%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

3,844 / 4,231 places

Total admin cost

£2.0m

£508 per pupil

Trust overview

With 3 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

3 of 3 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 3 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 8 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 3 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 above the national average in 2 of 3 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 3 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

3 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with absence above 8%1 school in deficit

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 3 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.4

+3.2

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Compton School, London, N12 0QG

Companies House07445586

Incorporated19 November 2010

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	3,922	£23.0m	£23.7m	74.2%	4.7%
2022/23	3	3,849	£27.7m	£27.1m	78.1%	15.5%
2023/24	3	3,885	£30.0m	£29.5m	79.2%	11.8%
2024/25partial	3	3,844	£31.2m	£31.1m	82.1%	7.5%
2025/26	3	3,874	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.0%

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

£1,292,000

CS staff costs

£898,000

CS income

£147,000

Admin & clerical£307,000

Teaching staff£578,000

ICT£2,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£55,000

Auditor costs£62,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

12 current directors · Average tenure: 3.3 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Aisling Fionnuala Ni bhriain

director·< 1 year

Sunil Malik

director·< 1 year

Nikita Vyas

director·1 year

Teresa Margaret Tunnadine

director·2 years

Marcia Coelho Manarin

director·2 years

Malcolm John Drysdale

director·3 years

Pawan Dhir

director·3 years

Anne Pamela Gammon

director·3 years

Paul Avanzato

director·4 years

Androulla Andreou Nicou

director·4 years

Amar Morjaria

director·5 years

Gareth Nicholas Jones

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Sarah Ewins

secretary·6 years

46 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Navjeet Kaur Sidhu

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Neil Anthony Smith

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Daniel Benjamin Miller

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Zoe Elizabeth Merritt

secretary·6 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Josephine Dr Valentine obe

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Namrata Sarmah

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Southgate School	142727	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Stopsley High School	148692	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
The Compton School	136418	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs

Southgate SchoolSecondary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Stopsley High SchoolSecondary

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs

The Compton SchoolSecondary

workforce pressurehigh staff costs

Stephen Eddy

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Martin Kenneth Lavelle

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Christine Linda Chamberlain

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Mark James Goodchild

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Satbir Singh Choudry

director·8 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Sheila Anne Fitzsimons

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Amy Williams

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Caroline Doctor Reid