The Howard Partnership Trust

UID 3493·Companies House 07597068·Incorporated April 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

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

Total income

£65.4m

7,736 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.6%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.5%

Persistent: 19.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.1%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

7,736 / 8,395 places

Trust overview

13 of 13 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

1 of 13 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 62% of schools (8 of 13).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

92% 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

9 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%1 school with declining results1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.6

-0.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

32.6%

-28.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Howard Of Effingham School Lower Road, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR

Companies House07597068

Incorporated8 April 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	13	7,581	£54.8m	£50.9m	75.9%	19.2%
2022/23	13	7,677	£59.5m	£58.0m	76.7%	0.0%
2023/24	13	7,736	£65.4m	£59.8m	70.6%	0.0%
2024/25partial	13	7,403	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

11.4%

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

£7,693,000

CS staff costs

£5,459,000

CS income

£526,000

Admin & clerical£3,058,000

Teaching staff£1,970,000

ICT£19,000

Premises£1,467,000

Legal & professional£282,000

Auditor costs£89,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.6 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Claire Aurette Blackwell

director·< 1 year

Claire Roussel Tomlinson

director·< 1 year

Alexander Daniel Pett

director·1 year

John Eric Ball

director·2 years

Michael Giles Pinder

director·3 years

Timothy William Mills

director·4 years

Mark Andrew Sir Lowcock

director·5 years

Ian Stuart Wilson

director·8 years

Paul Conrad Belok

director·10 years

Tina Barbara Crombie

director·12 years

Christopher Williamson

director·14 years

32 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Elizabeth Alison Mcdermid

director·1 year·Resigned Jul 2025

Chidozie Simon Ofoego

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Sally Darvill-croxford

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Oonagh O'mahoney

secretary·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Robert Charles Coyle

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Linda Stephanie Kemeny

Member schools (13)

13 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cuddington Community Primary School	143000	Primary	workforce pressure
Eastwick Infant School	142998	Primary	workforce pressure
Eastwick Junior School	142999	Primary	—
Fox Grove School	148575	Not applicable	high absence
Howard of Effingham School	136833	Secondary	—
Kenyngton Manor Primary School	140348	Primary	workforce pressure
Linden Bridge School	144233	Not applicable	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Meadhurst Primary School	146264	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Oxted School	142315	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St Lawrence Primary School	141347	Primary	workforce pressure
Thomas Knyvett College	136832	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Three Rivers Academy	144503	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
West Hill School	144228	Not applicable	—