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UID 16746·Companies House 10842747·Incorporated June 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£12.3m

1,675 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

1.6%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 16.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.4%

free school meals

Capacity

85%

1,675 / 1,967 places

Trust overview

3 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

1 of 10 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (4 of 10).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.8%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 19 months ago4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results1 school in deficit1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.7%

-1.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLynsted & Norton Primary School Lynsted Lane, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL

Companies House10842747

Incorporated29 June 2017

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	1,715	£10.7m	£10.1m	74.1%	1.2%
2022/23	10	1,719	£11.2m	£10.4m	74.3%	-1.2%
2023/24	10	1,675	£12.3m	£11.4m	71.0%	1.6%
2024/25partial	10	1,647	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.6%

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

£679,000

CS staff costs

£928,000

CS income

-£120,000

Admin & clerical£894,000

Teaching staff£15,000

ICT£0

Premises£28,000

Legal & professional£19,000

Auditor costs£38,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Alexandra Jane Edwards

director·< 1 year

Phil Bubb

director·1 year

Debbie Haigh

director·1 year

Jo Hygate

director·2 years

Roo Mackie

director·2 years

Michael John O'connell

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Berna Turner

secretary·< 1 year

21 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Stuart John Davidson

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

David Haylor

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Jonathan Richard Uttley

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Franz Mccoy

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Ian Chappell

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Ian Hamilton

Member schools (10)

10 schools|6 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Borden Church of England Primary School	144867	Primary	—
Bredgar Church of England Primary School	144868	Primary	—
Dymchurch Primary School	142347	Primary	workforce pressure
Lydd Primary School	141660	Primary	—
Lynsted and Norton Primary School	137467	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School	137483	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Minterne Junior School	144869	Primary	performance decline
Petham Primary School	139810	Primary	workforce pressure
Selling Church of England Primary School	137481	Primary	performance decline
The Oaks Infant School	144870	Primary	—