Soke Education Trust

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

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£12.9m

1,962 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.4%

of income

Avg reserves

13.5%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.0%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

1,962 / 2,242 places

Total admin cost

£426k

£217 per pupil

Trust overview

1 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.

2 of 6 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

3 of 6 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 5 of 6 schools.

5 of 6 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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

83%meeting standard or above

Across 6 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

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	1,962	£12.9m	£12.5m	73.4%	13.5%
2025/26	6	1,878	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.8%

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

£778,000

CS staff costs

£577,000

CS income

£95,000

Admin & clerical£247,000

Teaching staff£312,000

ICT£7,000

Premises-£6,000

Legal & professional£68,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.1 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

John Stafford

director·< 1 year

Hannah Benn

director·1 year

Lewis Alan Tasker

director·2 years

Mark Crane

director·2 years

Peter Otsaye Kirk

director·2 years

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·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Julie Daniels

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Barry George William Webb

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Julia Walker-smith

Member schools (6)

6 schools|5 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alderman Jacobs School	136653	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Gunthorpe Primary School	145268	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitofsted concern
John Clare Primary School	145270	Primary	—
Northborough Primary School	147382	Primary	in year deficit
Werrington Primary School	145272	Primary	in year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
Wittering Primary School	145269	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline