The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership

UID 2032·Incorporated May 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.3m

1,374 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.7%

of income

Avg reserves

3.8%

of income

Avg absence

8.6%

Persistent: 21.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.9%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

1,374 / 1,370 places

Trust overview

1 of 2 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

2 of 2 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (1 of 2).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

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 4.9%below 5% threshold1 school with absence above 8%2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

46.4

+0.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.0%

+9.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 May 2014

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,340	£7.7m	£7.8m	77.9%	10.3%
2022/23	2	1,359	£8.4m	£8.5m	77.5%	7.7%
2023/24	2	1,365	£9.5m	£9.3m	75.7%	6.2%
2024/25partial	2	1,374	£10.3m	£10.5m	75.7%	3.8%

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Priory School	114598	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Western Road Community Primary School	114406	Primary	in year deficit

Priory SchoolSecondary

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Western Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary

in year deficit