The Oak Partnership Trust

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

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£15.2m

1,154 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.0%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

1,154 / 1,274 places

Total admin cost

£294k

£255 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

4 of 5 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 6 schools.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

4 of 5 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

80%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

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	£15.2m	£13.3m	72.0%	0.0%
2025/26	6	1,186	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

19.1%

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

£3,144,000

CS staff costs

£1,748,000

CS income

£1,136,000

Admin & clerical£447,000

Teaching staff£251,000

ICT£8,000

Premises£526,000

Legal & professional£110,000

Auditor costs£20,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.7 years · 1 change 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|6 with risk flags|3 high severity

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