The Canterbury Academy Trust

UID 2539·Companies House 07345430·Incorporated August 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£18.6m

2,327 pupils

Avg staff costs

0.9%

of income

Avg reserves

1.0%

of income

Avg absence

9.3%

Persistent: 27.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.3%

free school meals

Capacity

135%

2,327 / 1,720 places

Trust overview

2 of 2 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (2 of 2).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

1 of 2 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

Trust-wide reserves at 0.9%below 5% threshold2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

0% Good+

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

0% Good+

RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

39.0

-7.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

51.0%

-10.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKnight, Canterbury, CT2 8QA

Companies House07345430

Incorporated13 August 2010

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	2,256	£16.5m	£16.0m	68.3%	13.2%
2022/23	2	2,252	£17.5m	£17.4m	67.5%	15.6%
2023/24	2	2,327	£18.6m	£4.8m	0.9%	1.0%
2024/25partial	2	2,400	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

76.1%

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

£15,402,000

CS staff costs

£14,140,000

CS income

£628,000

Admin & clerical£1,167,000

Teaching staff£9,471,000

ICT£0

Premises£947,000

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Upaasna Dr Garbharran

director·< 1 year

Ashley Sarah Crittenden

director·< 1 year

Michael David Walters

director·1 year

David Nathan Abraham Fox

director·3 years

Julian Beauclerk Tatton Brinton

director·4 years

Paul Nicholas Martin

director·4 years

Paul Steven Dr Swallow

director·5 years

Mark Broster Johnstone

director·6 years

Jonathan Martin Watson

director·8 years

Dylan Chamberlain

director·8 years

Anna Virginia Weinel

director·9 years

37 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Gilda Corina Dr Scarfe

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Tracey Kathleen Martin

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Paul Charles Nolan

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Paul Hadleigh Twyman

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Tina Dr Haux

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Katrina Wendy Fisher

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Canterbury Academy	136302	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absence
The Canterbury Primary School	136344	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure

The Canterbury AcademySecondary

ofsted concernhigh absence

The Canterbury Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Keith Willett

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Neil Winterflood

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Caroline Hicks

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Jayme Oliver Anthony Stevens

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Craig Christopher May

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Hannah Ruth Wiles

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Ruth Elizabeth Giles

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Rebecca Jane Wambui Hobbs

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Christian Wilse

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Neal Robert Guthrie

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Robert Charles Menzies

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Matthew David Harris

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Rachel Louise Cox

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Sally-Ann Ward

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Julia Claire Parsons

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Jane Greener

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Henrietta Phillips

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Craig Christopher May

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Clive Bradley Packham

director·15 years·Resigned May 2013

Michael John Sargeant

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Jean Elizabeth Butcher

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Muriel Agnes Jennings

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Philip Toli Karnavas

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Judith Ann Keay

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Janet Larkinson

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Richard Arthur Field

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Andrew John Milton

director·15 years·Resigned May 2023

Andrew George Doyle

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Ruth Collins

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Deborah Wells

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Donald Adrian Clark

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2011