Raleigh Education Trust

UID 16614·Companies House 10611866·Incorporated February 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£22.4m

1,272 pupils

Avg staff costs

53.8%

of income

Avg reserves

0.1%

of income

Avg absence

11.7%

Persistent: 27.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

60.1%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

1,272 / 1,287 places

Trust overview

6 of 6 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 75% of schools (3 of 4).

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

3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

3.4

-42.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

34.5%

-26.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAmbleside Academy, Nottingham, NG8 5PN

Companies House10611866

Incorporated9 February 2017

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	1,248	£16.3m	£14.8m	56.9%	2.8%
2022/23	6	1,230	£17.5m	£15.7m	49.2%	0.0%
2023/24	6	1,272	£22.4m	£20.1m	53.8%	0.1%
2024/25partial	6	1,380	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.4%

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

£1,372,000

CS staff costs

£926,000

CS income

£353,000

Admin & clerical£349,000

Teaching staff£246,000

ICT£15,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£196,000

Auditor costs£28,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.5 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Bhulesh Suryakant Kachra

director·< 1 year

Geetika Goyal

director·1 year

Paul Burchett

director·1 year

Sean Christian Kelly

director·1 year

Michael Patrick Rapinet

director·2 years

William John Dr Mcculloch

director·2 years

Emma Louise Ogden

director·3 years

Eileen Mary Hartley

director·6 years

Graham Maurice Mansfield

director·7 years

Bernadette Nancy Professor Youens

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Claire Elizabeth Beardsall

secretary·5 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Helen Grace

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Mark Robert Clifford

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Brendan Coulson

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Sean Christian Kelly

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Charlotte Helen Malik

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Claire Alexandra Mcalonan

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ambleside Primary School	145506	Primary	high absence
Denewood Academy	144022	Not applicable	workforce pressure
Lady Jane Grey Primary School	138809	Primary	—
Unity Academy	144023	Not applicable	—
Westbury Academy	144320	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Woodlands Academy	144321	Not applicable	high absence