The Shaw Education Trust

UID 4499·Companies House 09067175·Incorporated June 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

157

73 high severity

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

Total income

£130.2m

11,784 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.2%

of income

Avg reserves

11.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

40.1%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

11,784 / 13,370 places

Total admin cost

£7.1m

£599 per pupil

Trust overview

9 of 31 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

5 of 31 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 4 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 22 of 30 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

27 of 30 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

2 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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

90%meeting standard or above

Across 30 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

82% Good+

Outst. 4Good 10RI 1Inad. 2

Behaviour & attitudes

82% Good+

Outst. 5Good 9RI 2Inad. 1

Personal development

82% Good+

Outst. 8Good 6RI 2Inad. 1

Leadership & management

93% Good+

Outst. 10Good 18Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

28.1

-18.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

36.5%

-24.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 4DL

Companies House09067175

Incorporated2 June 2014

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	28	11,034	£94.7m	£87.6m	74.6%	15.7%
2022/23	29	11,405	£105.0m	£100.6m	74.3%	13.6%
2023/24	31	11,707	£118.0m	£112.1m	72.0%	10.7%
2024/25partial	31	11,784	£130.2m	£120.4m	73.2%	11.2%
2025/26	31	11,743	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.2%

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

£9,286,000

CS staff costs

£6,693,000

CS income

£1,428,000

Admin & clerical£1,968,000

Teaching staff£3,368,000

ICT£24,000

Premises£55,000

Legal & professional£369,000

Auditor costs£127,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

11 current directors · Average tenure: 3.9 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Alison Jane Parr

director·< 1 year

Christine Anne Swabey

director·< 1 year

Roy Povey

director·1 year

Natasha Katie Hazlewood

director·1 year

Philip Hamilton

director·2 years

Stephen Michael Pegge

director·3 years

Catherine Angela Stevens

director·4 years

Neil Russell Tinegate

director·4 years

Helen Marie Walker

director·4 years

Andrew David Meehan

director·6 years

David John Bateson

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Beth Barlow

secretary·2 years

24 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Paul Sean Stone

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Derek Michael Liam Maxwell

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Diane Fabienne Marie Cote

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Stephen Noel King

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Stephen King

secretary·6 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Janet Elizabeth Woods

Member schools (31)

31 schools|30 with risk flags|41 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Blackfriars Academy	141448	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Brookfields School	146110	Not applicable	high staff costshigh absenceworkforce pressure
Brookhaven School	150236	Not applicable	high absence
Coppice Academy	141449	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absence
Endon High School	148002	Secondary	high absence
Evergreen Academy	143150	Not applicable	workforce pressure
Fortis Academy	143435	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery	150963	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsofsted concernin year deficit
Ivy House School	147491	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Kidsgrove Primary School	146636	Primary	workforce pressure
Kidsgrove Secondary School	146635	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Madeley High School	140154	Secondary	workforce pressure
Moorhill Primary School	149001	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Pine Green Academy	142086	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Portland School	149392	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Redhill Primary School	149000	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
Saxon Hill Academy	142094	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Seabridge Primary School	144439	Primary	workforce pressure
St Andrew's Academy	147132	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Martins School	147143	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure