Selby Educational Trust

UID 16893·Companies House 09950422·Incorporated January 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Dec 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£7.0m

1,109 pupils

Avg staff costs

80.6%

of income

Avg reserves

3.6%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.3%

free school meals

Capacity

86%

1,109 / 1,295 places

Total admin cost

£342k

£308 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 6 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 6 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 fallen about 10 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 6 schools.

All 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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 6 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

55.8%

-5.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSelby Community Primary School, Selby, YO8 4DL

Companies House09950422

Incorporated13 January 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	517	£3.3m	£2.9m	71.2%	27.1%
2022/23	2	522	£3.4m	£3.2m	74.7%	30.4%
2023/24	4	920	£6.4m	£6.4m	76.2%	1.8%
2024/25partial	6	1,109	£7.0m	£7.2m	80.6%	3.6%
2025/26	6	1,057	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.7%

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

£354,000

CS staff costs

£183,000

CS income

£21,000

Admin & clerical£95,000

Teaching staff£85,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£105,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years

Directors / Trustees (10)

George Edmond

director·1 year

Grant Ian Gibson

director·2 years

Ian Harmer

director·2 years

Mike Green

director·3 years

Melanie Jane Lawrence

director·4 years

David Kellett

director·4 years

Mark Gent

director·6 years

Jane Tupper

director·10 years

Allan Stewart

director·10 years

Ian Clennan

director·10 years

15 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Alison Fletcher

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Gillian Wiles

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Susan Elizabeth Pearson

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Sharon Slinger

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Joanne Pick

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

John Brian Warburton

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aberford Church of England Primary School	151590	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Carlton Primary School	148309	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School	150944	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressureperformance decline
Fairburn Community Primary School	151422	Primary	performance decline
Selby Community Primary School	144931	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance decline
Strawberry Fields Primary School	150406	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit