The Brooke Weston Trust

UID 2471·Companies House 02400784·Incorporated July 1989·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

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

Total income

£66.2m

8,302 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

7.2%

Persistent: 18.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.5%

free school meals

Capacity

104%

8,302 / 8,003 places

Trust overview

10 of 12 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (6 of 12).

5 schools have 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 1.3%below 5% threshold3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results6 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 9

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 9

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 8

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.0

-4.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.3%

-4.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThrapston Primary School, Thrapston, NN14 4JU

Companies House02400784

Incorporated4 July 1989

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	10	8,001	£52.8m	£50.5m	69.6%	6.4%
2022/23	11	8,701	£61.7m	£56.9m	69.9%	0.6%
2023/24	11	8,787	£66.2m	£57.3m	70.9%	1.1%
2024/25partial	12	8,839	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

16.4%

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

£11,266,000

CS staff costs

£3,573,000

CS income

£44,000

Admin & clerical£1,449,000

Teaching staff£1,232,000

ICT£2,000

Premises£1,065,000

Legal & professional£249,000

Auditor costs£72,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 7.4 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

John Ratcliffe Henrys

director·< 1 year

Helena Khayat

director·< 1 year

Ashley Peter Pover

director·< 1 year

Tania Susan Joyce

director·1 year

Sam Godfrey

director·1 year

Wendy Jean Brooks

director·6 years

Alexander Edward De capell brooke

director·12 years

Richard Iain Morrison

director·12 years

Andrew Roderick Dr Campbell

director·12 years

George Garfield Weston

director·24 years

Company Secretary

Debbie Tysoe

secretary·26 years

51 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2025

Bianca Carla De capell brooke

director·Resigned Jul 1993

Hugh Welby Guinness De capell brooke

director·Resigned Mar 2013

William Leonard Whalley

secretary·Resigned Jun 1992

Cyril Julian Hebden Sir Taylor

director·Resigned Jul 1993

Tim John Dr Coulson

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Robert Philip Emmins

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Steve Taylor

Member schools (12)

12 schools|9 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beanfield Primary School	138672	Primary	—
Brooke Weston Academy	135317	Secondary	workforce pressure
Compass Primary Academy	143025	Primary	performance decline
Corby Business Academy	135306	Secondary	high absence
Corby Technical School	138254	Secondary	workforce pressure
Gretton Primary Academy	138761	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Kettering Science Academy	135967	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Oakley Vale Primary School	140120	Primary	workforce pressure
Peckover Primary School	139466	Primary	—
The Wisbech Academy	150783	Secondary	—
Thomas Clarkson Academy	137867	Secondary	high absence
Thrapston Primary School	149988	Primary	workforce pressure

Beanfield Primary SchoolPrimary

Brooke Weston AcademySecondary

workforce pressure

Compass Primary AcademyPrimary

performance decline

Corby Business AcademySecondary

high absence

Corby Technical SchoolSecondary

workforce pressure

Gretton Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressureperformance decline

Kettering Science AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Oakley Vale Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Peckover Primary SchoolPrimary

The Wisbech AcademySecondary

Thomas Clarkson AcademySecondary

high absence

Thrapston Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressure

Peter Austin Sir Simpson

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Robert John Lane

director·12 years·Resigned May 2025

Guy Howard Sir Weston

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Morag Janice Banham