The Coastal Alliance Co-operative Trust

UID 16482·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£9.9m

1,319 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.5%

of income

Avg reserves

4.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 17.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.7%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

1,319 / 1,515 places

Trust overview

1 of 3 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

1 of 3 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (1 of 3).

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 3.6%below 5% threshold1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.3%

-1.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 July 2016

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	1,439	£8.5m	£8.5m	79.3%	3.9%
2022/23	3	1,432	£9.0m	£9.0m

Member schools (3)

3 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School	135130	Primary	in year deficit
Swalecliffe Community Primary School	118558	Primary	—
Whitstable Junior School	118364	Primary	—

Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary

in year deficit

Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolPrimary

Whitstable Junior SchoolPrimary