South Farnham Educational Trust

UID 5481·Companies House 07652902·Incorporated May 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£33.7m

5,140 pupils

Avg staff costs

84.4%

of income

Avg reserves

12.5%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

Persistent: 11.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.3%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

5,140 / 4,933 places

Trust overview

4 of 11 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

3 of 11 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

5 of 11 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 27% of schools (3 of 11).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

3 of 11 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

4 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with Ofsted concerns3 schools in deficit2 schools with absence above 8%8 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

67% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Outst. 5Good 3RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 3

Leadership & management

73% Good+

Outst. 7Good 1RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

38.8

-7.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

88.8%

+27.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSouth Farnham School, Farnham, GU9 8DY

Companies House07652902

Incorporated31 May 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	2,451	£15.4m	£13.2m	68.6%	19.9%
2022/23	8	3,749	£22.6m	£21.0m	76.6%	16.4%
2023/24	11	5,140	£33.7m	£31.8m	84.4%	12.5%
2024/25partial	11	5,180	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.8%

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

£906,000

CS staff costs

£567,000

CS income

-£19,000

Admin & clerical£121,000

Teaching staff£412,000

ICT£4,000

Premises£0

Legal & professional£116,000

Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Zoe Struth

director·< 1 year

Claire Constance Harnden

director·< 1 year

Stephanie Block

director·< 1 year

Gemma Dunbar

director·1 year

Lesley Jane Pratt

director·2 years

Keith Boyce

director·3 years

Ateeq Ahmad Abid

director·6 years

Sally Fiona Patterson

director·6 years

Alexandra Louise Chester

director·9 years

Charles Anthony Lennard

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Claire Julia Booth

secretary·14 years

30 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Andrew Nicholas Sir Carter

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Susan May Shoveller

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Claire Louise Handley

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Harold David Rev Uffindell

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Alan James Little

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Georgina Ann Kendall

Member schools (11)

11 schools|9 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Brighton Hill Community School	149707	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Busbridge Infant School	149037	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Great Bookham School	149115	Primary	workforce pressure
Highfield South Farnham School	141667	Primary	—
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery	151167	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Normandy Village School	151198	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
South Farnham School	136888	Primary	workforce pressure
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke	150839	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
The Priory Primary School	136447	Primary	—
The Raleigh School	137014	Primary	workforce pressure
Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery	143001	Primary	high staff costs