The Family of Learning Trust

UID 16657·Companies House 07733196·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£8.1m

1,259 pupils

Avg staff costs

59.8%

of income

Avg reserves

20.6%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 16.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.2%

free school meals

Capacity

77%

1,259 / 1,644 places

Trust overview

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

2 of 5 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 40% of schools (2 of 5).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% 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

Trust-wide reserves at 34.0%above 20%1 school with workforce pressure2 schools in deficit1 school with declining results1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

67% Good+

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.2%

+3.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBeech Hill School, Halifax, HX1 5TN

Companies House07733196

Incorporated8 August 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,298	£8.4m	£8.6m	74.5%	25.9%
2022/23	5	1,372	£9.0m	£8.8m	72.7%	21.3%
2023/24	5	1,259	£8.1m	£6.8m	59.8%	20.6%
2024/25partial	5	1,306	—	—	—	—

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

8 current directors · Average tenure: 6.3 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

Katie Fudge

director·1 year

Holly Emma Lowe

director·1 year

Tracey Lee Milner

director·2 years

Tim Machin

director·2 years

Shameen Hussain

director·10 years

Nadim Najib

director·10 years

Chris Swallow

director·10 years

Sofia Loreen

director·11 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2024

Lucy Elizabeth Bailey

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

David Charles James Mellalieu

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Majid Mahmood Malik

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Anthony John Hillyard

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Samantha Jayne Bowling

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Christopher Haddock

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Beech Hill School	137337	Primary	performance decline
Bradshaw Primary School	137987	Primary	—
Dean Field Community Primary School	145400	Primary	—
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School	150174	Primary	in year deficit
Shirley Manor Primary School	140639	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficitofsted concernhigh absence