The Shaw Education Trust

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

Schools

Flags

29 high severity

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

Total income

£118.0m

11,707 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.0%

of income

Avg reserves

10.7%

of income

Avg absence

9.9%

Persistent: 26.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.2%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

11,707 / 13,370 places

Trust overview

8 of 31 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

5 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

7 of 31 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 73% of schools (22 of 30).

18 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

90% 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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago16 schools with absence above 8%15 schools with workforce pressure8 schools with staff costs above 78%5 schools in deficit3 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

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	11,767	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

10.0%

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

£12,488,000

CS staff costs

£9,920,000

CS income

£8,526,000

Admin & clerical£1,960,000

Teaching staff£5,229,000

ICT-£39,000

Premises£436,000

Legal & professional£259,000

Auditor costs£111,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 3.6 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·1 year

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·5 years

David John Bateson

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Beth Barlow

secretary·2 years

24 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2025

Paul Sean Stone

director·1 year·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·5 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Janet Elizabeth Woods

Member schools (31)

31 schools|25 with risk flags|25 high severity

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