The Education Alliance

UID 3511·Companies House 07542211·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

12 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£49.9m

6,712 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.9%

of income

Avg reserves

12.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.3%

Persistent: 17.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

18.2%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

6,712 / 8,150 places

Trust overview

2 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

3 of 12 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 45% of schools (5 of 11).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

83% of 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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago4 schools with workforce pressure3 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

71% Good+

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 7

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 9RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.2

-0.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.8%

+1.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSouth Hunsley School & Sixth Form College East Dale Road, North Ferriby, HU14 3HS

Companies House07542211

Incorporated24 February 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	6,443	£39.4m	£37.9m	69.1%	15.4%
2022/23	11	7,126	£48.8m	£46.2m	69.9%	10.8%
2023/24	12	7,286	£51.3m	£50.2m	68.8%	6.1%
2024/25partial	12	7,292	£154k	£139k	59.4%	77.2%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.2%

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

£2,761,000

CS staff costs

£1,979,000

CS income

£658,000

Admin & clerical£835,000

Teaching staff£1,062,000

ICT£31,000

Premises£180,000

Legal & professional£280,000

Auditor costs£52,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 3.3 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Carl David Derving

director·< 1 year

Emma Louise Train-sullivan

director·1 year

Kyrstie Stubbs

director·1 year

Jonathan Timmis

director·2 years

Graham Wragg

director·2 years

Karen Dow

director·4 years

Sam Whitaker

director·6 years

Andrew David Bradley

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Francesca Roper

secretary·2 years

33 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Kevin Matchett

director·1 year·Resigned Mar 2025

Russell Heritage

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Wendy Watson

secretary·3 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Rebecca Emily Miller

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Claire Louise Graham-brown

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Shane Nicholson

Member schools (12)

12 schools|8 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beverley Minster CE Primary School	150840	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Driffield School and Sixth Form	143854	Secondary	high absence
Howden Church of England Infant School	149974	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Howden Junior School	149260	Primary	workforce pressure
Hunsley Primary	142119	Primary	performance decline
Malet Lambert	142150	Secondary	high absence
Naburn Church of England Primary School	150205	Primary	in year deficitofsted concernhigh absence
North Cave Church of England Primary School	147504	Primary	—
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College	136667	Secondary	—
The Hub School	150256	Not applicable	workforce pressurein year deficit
The Snaith School	140866	Secondary	—
Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School	149646	Primary	—