The Bentley Wood Trust

UID 4935·Companies House 07693936·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£14.5m

1,895 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.4%

of income

Avg reserves

17.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 15.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

28.2%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

1,895 / 2,094 places

Trust overview

2 of 2 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

2 of 2 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (1 of 2).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

All 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 20.8%above 20%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

58.5

+12.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

74.0%

+13.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBentley Wood High School, Stanmore, HA7 3NA

Companies House07693936

Incorporated5 July 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,826	£12.6m	£12.0m	75.2%	19.3%
2022/23	2	1,889	£13.8m	£13.1m	78.9%	20.1%
2023/24	2	1,895	£14.5m	£14.8m	79.4%	17.3%
2024/25partial	2	1,920	—	—	—	—

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

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Kevin Patel

director·< 1 year

Louise Kelly

director·< 1 year

Nita Chotai

director·1 year

Naseema Akbar

director·3 years

Ian Peter Noutch

director·4 years

Diana Judith Gerald

director·4 years

Raakhi Patel

director·7 years

Calvin Niklaus Hardy

director·12 years

Marcello Borgese

director·12 years

22 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Alison Rosalind Lillian Moore

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Primesh Patel

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Iram Siddiqi

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Clive Westall

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Moira Arnold

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Andrew Mcleod Lewis

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Aylward Primary School	140657	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Bentley Wood High School	137178	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficit

Aylward Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Bentley Wood High SchoolSecondary

high staff costsin year deficit

Victoria Anne Toomey

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Emma Whale

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Geeta Hirani