The Good Shepherd Trust

UID 3201·Companies House 08366199·Incorporated January 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£39.9m

6,061 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.1%

of income

Avg reserves

1.8%

of income

Avg absence

5.9%

Persistent: 15.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

17.7%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

6,061 / 7,001 places

Trust overview

4 of 20 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

17 of 24 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

6 of 24 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 29% of schools (7 of 24).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

88% 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

6 of 11 directors appointed in last 2 years12 schools with workforce pressure5 schools in deficit3 schools with Ofsted concerns3 schools with declining results5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

80% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

87% Good+

Outst. 4Good 9RI 2

Personal development

87% Good+

Outst. 5Good 8RI 2

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Outst. 2Good 19RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.5

-3.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.5%

-7.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLarch Building, Guildford, GU1 1JY

Companies House08366199

Incorporated18 January 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	17	4,817	£413k	£401k	72.9%	19.8%
2022/23	19	5,121	£31.4m	£30.3m	72.7%	5.5%
2023/24	24	6,272	£39.9m	£38.6m	74.1%	1.8%
2024/25partial	24	6,182	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.5%

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

£2,263,000

CS staff costs

£1,613,000

CS income

£85,000

Admin & clerical£951,000

Teaching staff£625,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£224,000

Auditor costs£53,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 2.2 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Jane Melinda Agg

director·< 1 year

David James Barrett

director·< 1 year

Stewart Christopher Lancaster

director·< 1 year

Christopher Donald Richardson

director·< 1 year

Matthew James Hotson

director·< 1 year

Andrew James Nowak

director·< 1 year

Claire-Louise West

director·2 years

Mary Anne Lewis

director·3 years

James Andrew Rev Hanson

director·3 years

John Lingard Simcox

director·3 years

Yvonne Mcleod

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Felicity Anne Mackrory

secretary·3 years

27 former officers — most recent departure: May 2025

Edmond Dominic Mccudden

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Stuart Zissman

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2023

James Friend

director·3 years·Resigned May 2025

Derek John Reverend Holbird

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Louise Pollock

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Glenn Robert Carmichael

Member schools (24)

24 schools|16 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ashley Church of England Primary School	141294	Primary	workforce pressure
Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery	149994	Primary	workforce pressure
Christ's College, Guildford	142490	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School	150368	Primary	ofsted concernin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence
Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School	144899	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressureofsted concern
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School	146420	Primary	workforce pressure
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School	146419	Primary	performance decline
Potters Gate CofE Primary School	145278	Primary	—
Puttenham CofE Infant School	150591	Primary	workforce pressure
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School	141446	Primary	performance decline
Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School	149388	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School	144330	Primary	—
St John's Church of England Primary School	139721	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceperformance decline
St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary	146781	Primary	—
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	140026	Primary	—
St Paul's CofE Primary School	140028	Primary	workforce pressure
St Paul's CofE Primary School	151288	Primary	—
Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School	146438	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
The Holme Church of England Primary School	139920	Primary	high staff costs
The Weald CofE Primary School	142083	Middle deemed primary	—