The Oak Partnership Trust

UID 17172·Companies House 11692743·Incorporated November 2018·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.2m

1,043 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.4%

of income

Avg reserves

5.1%

of income

Avg absence

10.6%

Persistent: 25.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.0%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

1,043 / 1,067 places

Trust overview

4 of 6 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 20% of schools (1 of 5).

1 school has 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 4.7%below 5% threshold2 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Personal development

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.6%

-2.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSelworthy Special School, Hazelbrook Campus, Taunton, TA2 7EG

Companies House11692743

Incorporated22 November 2018

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,038	£9.0m	£7.7m	74.6%	0.0%
2022/23	5	1,117	£10.8m	£9.0m	74.6%	3.5%
2023/24	5	1,043	£11.2m	£9.7m	71.4%	5.1%
2024/25partial	6	1,154	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

25.0%

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

£3,233,000

CS staff costs

£1,862,000

CS income

£1,462,000

Admin & clerical£318,000

Teaching staff£288,000

ICT£208,000

Premises£387,000

Legal & professional£200,000

Auditor costs£21,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Alison Jane Wyatt

director·< 1 year

Keith John Ford

director·1 year

Tina Louise Emery

director·1 year

Paul Nigel Sandom Spencer

director·2 years

David Julian Watson

director·5 years

Susan Jane Fielden

director·5 years

Ian Keith Robinson

director·7 years

Company Secretary

Carole Joan Buckhurst

secretary·3 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Christopher Mark Burgess

director·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Jane Holcombe

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Kelly Podbury

secretary·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Rosemary Elizabeth Carr

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Ian Dickson

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Julia Coop

Member schools (6)

6 schools|5 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Blackbrook Primary School	146704	Primary	—
Hill View School	150778	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Ruishton Church of England School	146717	Primary	workforce pressure
Selworthy Special School	146698	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absence
Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School	150233	Primary	ofsted concern
West Monkton Church of England School	146676	Primary	workforce pressure