Minster Trust for Education

UID 17147·Companies House 11281594·Incorporated March 2018·Compare

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£31.1m

4,572 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.9%

of income

Avg reserves

24.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.5%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

4,572 / 5,315 places

Total admin cost

£1.4m

£312 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 13 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 13 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 risen about 14 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 10 of 13 schools.

All 13 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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

100%meeting standard or above

Across 13 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

83% Good+

Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3

Leadership & management

92% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.3

+3.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

75.6%

+14.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressRufford Court Wellow Road, Newark, NG22 0DF

Companies House11281594

Incorporated28 March 2018

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	3,573	£22.3m	£20.4m	70.0%	10.1%
2022/23	7	3,568	£23.9m	£22.4m	69.6%	10.3%
2023/24	8	3,824	£27.2m	£26.0m	71.4%	10.7%
2024/25partial	11	4,473	£30.1m	£29.0m	76.1%	26.3%
2025/26	11	4,450	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.6%

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

£1,438,000

CS staff costs

£1,311,000

CS income

£144,000

Admin & clerical£814,000

Teaching staff£449,000

ICT£2,000

Premises£6,000

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£14,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 4.3 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Richard Adam Hetherington

director·< 1 year

Benjamin Robert Marshall

director·< 1 year

Adam David Kirk

director·< 1 year

Michele Aline Atkinson

director·1 year

Antony Walker

director·6 years

Moira Ann Hepworth

director·8 years

Margaret Fairlie Maunder

director·8 years

Matthew James Parris

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Andrew Whitaker

secretary·5 years

11 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Paul Marcin Anstey

director·1 year·Resigned Nov 2025

Rebecca Pernetta

director·1 year·Resigned Jul 2025

Samantha Jayne Dennis

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Nigel William Turner

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Katie Davies

secretary·8 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Mark Aldrich

Member schools (14)

14 schools|12 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bleasby Church of England Primary School	145645	Primary	workforce pressure
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School	150945	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School	145640	Primary	high staff costs
Halam Church of England Primary School	145646	Primary	workforce pressure
Holy Trinity CofE Infant School	145647	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Kingsway Primary School	149526	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Kirklington Primary School	151831	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School	150826	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costs
Lowe's Wong Infant School	145642	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurein year deficit
Norwell CofE Primary School	152066	Primary	workforce pressure
St Anne's CofE Primary School	152492	Primary	—
St Matthew's CofE Primary School	152065	Primary	high absence
The Minster School	145643	Middle deemed secondary	performance decline
The National CofE Academy	137159	Secondary	—