Soke Education Trust

UID 16919·Companies House 10954886·Incorporated September 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£12.5m

2,057 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.1%

of income

Avg reserves

15.8%

of income

Avg absence

4.5%

Persistent: 9.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.8%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

2,057 / 2,242 places

Trust overview

1 of 6 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

4 of 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

83% 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

5 of 8 directors appointed in last 2 years4 schools in deficit1 school with declining results1 school with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.2%

+4.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGunthorpe Primary, Peterborough, PE4 7YP

Companies House10954886

Incorporated11 September 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	2,160	£11.3m	£11.0m	73.4%	17.1%
2022/23	6	2,121	£12.2m	£11.8m	73.8%	16.7%
2023/24	6	2,057	£12.5m	£14.3m	74.1%	15.8%
2024/25partial	6	1,960	—	—	—	—

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

8 current directors · Average tenure: 1.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

John Stafford

director·< 1 year

Hannah Benn

director·< 1 year

Lewis Alan Tasker

director·1 year

Mark Crane

director·1 year

Peter Otsaye Kirk

director·1 year

Stephen Mark Gerrard

director·2 years

Joel Combes

director·2 years

Laura Kate Rhiannon Holland

director·2 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Catherine Carlisle

director·< 1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

John Hinch

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2024

John Russell Atkinson

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Julie Daniels

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Barry George William Webb

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Julia Walker-smith

Member schools (6)

6 schools|5 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alderman Jacobs School	136653	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Gunthorpe Primary School	145268	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressureofsted concern
John Clare Primary School	145270	Primary	—
Northborough Primary School	147382	Primary	in year deficit
Werrington Primary School	145272	Primary	in year deficit
Wittering Primary School	145269	Primary	performance decline