Portico Academy Trust

UID 16070·Companies House 09952066·Incorporated January 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£14.7m

2,392 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.7%

of income

Avg reserves

1.6%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 16.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

30.1%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

2,392 / 2,394 places

Trust overview

3 of 5 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

5 of 5 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (2 of 5).

1 school has 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 22.2%above 20%3 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.0%

+3.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address59 Ronald Hill Grove, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS9 2JB

Companies House09952066

Incorporated14 January 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	2,347	£12.5m	£923k	2.5%	2.6%
2022/23	5	2,373	£13.3m	£838k	0.1%	3.5%
2023/24	5	2,392	£14.7m	£12.2m	76.7%	1.6%
2024/25partial	5	2,404	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

17.8%

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

£2,641,000

CS staff costs

£581,000

CS income

£399,000

Admin & clerical£224,000

Teaching staff£114,000

ICT£53,000

Premises£661,000

Legal & professional£138,000

Auditor costs£20,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 5.5 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Adam Paul Wines

director·< 1 year

Matthew Driscoll

director·1 year

Sandra Evans

director·2 years

Toby Peter Stubbington

director·2 years

Michelle Evette Butler

director·4 years

Ros Sanders

director·5 years

Sue Hay

director·5 years

Karen Packer

director·5 years

Alan Murkin

director·9 years

Cheryl Janice Woolf

director·10 years

Graham Richard Lane

director·10 years

Katherine Anne Baynes

director·10 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Christofia Papashinopoulos

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Nicole Ramsay

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Tammy Mccarthy

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Ronald James Wright

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Claire Smith

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2025

David Struthers

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Friars Primary School and Nursery	143334	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery	143340	Primary	—
Hamstel Junior School	143335	Primary	—
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery	142683	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
West Leigh Junior School	142753	Primary	high staff costs