Red Kite Learning Trust

UID 15727·Companies House 07523507·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£71.1m

9,708 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.9%

of income

Avg reserves

4.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.4%

Persistent: 15.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

18.4%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

9,708 / 10,657 places

Trust overview

5 of 14 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

1 of 16 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (6 of 15).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

88% of 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 4.3%below 5% threshold5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results5 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

80% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

90% Good+

Outst. 5Good 4RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 4

Leadership & management

94% Good+

Outst. 4Good 11RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.1

-1.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

61.9%

+0.9pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressRed Kite Office, Harrogate, HG2 9PH

Companies House07523507

Incorporated9 February 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	9,695	£62.5m	£60.4m	74.5%	3.5%
2022/23	14	9,749	£65.7m	£62.4m	73.6%	4.7%
2023/24	14	9,579	£71.1m	£68.4m	74.9%	4.2%
2024/25partial	15	9,630	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years

Directors / Trustees (11)

Diane Elizabeth Reynard

director·1 year

Huw William Nicholls

director·1 year

Yusoff Ghaznavi

director·1 year

Michael Gordon Dr Walker

director·2 years

Fiona Blair Fox

director·2 years

Michael Eric Watts Dr Maddison

director·4 years

Mark David Roberts

director·4 years

Benjamin Edward Wood

director·6 years

Kevin Paynes

director·7 years

Christopher Thomas Tulley

director·10 years

Patricia Anne Dr Stowell

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Stephen George Howell

secretary·15 years

29 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2024

Ravinder Kaur Atwal

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Lydia Frances Devenny

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

John Robert Topping

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Ben Cole

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Margaret Moyles

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2021

David Stuart Hurcomb

Member schools (16)

16 schools|11 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Austhorpe Primary School	146213	Primary	performance decline
Colton Primary School	146233	Primary	high staff costs
Coppice Valley Primary School	145026	Primary	—
Crawshaw Academy	138304	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Harrogate Grammar School	136497	Secondary	high absence
Meadowfield Primary School	146215	Primary	high staff costs
Oatlands Community Junior School	142204	Primary	—
Rossett Acre Primary School	143613	Primary	high staff costs
Rossett School	136896	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Saltergate Infant School	151516	Primary	—
Saltergate Junior School	151515	Primary	—
Temple Learning Academy	141883	All-through	ofsted concernhigh absence
Temple Moor High School	146247	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	146218	Primary	—
Western Primary School	142220	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Whitkirk Primary School	146219	Primary	high staff costs