The Sir John Brunner Foundation

UID 16972·Companies House 11227336·Incorporated February 2018·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£28.1m

2,367 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.0%

of income

Avg reserves

17.8%

of income

Avg absence

8.2%

Persistent: 22.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.2%

free school meals

Capacity

101%

2,367 / 2,350 places

Trust overview

1 of 4 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

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

2 of 4 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (3 of 3).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

2 of 3 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

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 24.8%above 20%2 schools in deficit2 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

50% Good+

Good 1RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 2

Leadership & management

67% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.3

-0.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressMonarch Drive, Cheshire, CW9 8AF

Companies House11227336

Incorporated27 February 2018

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	3,521	£18.9m	£19.0m	72.8%	18.5%
2022/23	4	2,324	£26.5m	£25.2m	72.0%	21.4%
2023/24	4	2,367	£28.1m	£28.1m	70.0%	17.8%
2024/25partial	2	1,687	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.6%

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

£1,047,000

CS staff costs

£627,000

CS income

-£180,000

Admin & clerical£491,000

Teaching staff£110,000

ICT£5,000

Premises£82,000

Legal & professional£205,000

Auditor costs£31,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Clifton John Broom

director·< 1 year

Emmanuel Akwasi Safoh Botwe

director·< 1 year

Dagmar Jones

director·< 1 year

Louise Elizabeth Dr Shorney

director·2 years

Scott Giles Mulholland

director·2 years

Matthew David Snelson

director·3 years

Joanne Margaret Hyslop

director·4 years

Carl Richmond Lee

director·6 years

Richard Alexander Donovan

director·6 years

Alan John Redley

director·8 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Lachlan Ross Nisbet

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Codilia Runyararo Gapare

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Virginia Amy Parkes

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Natasha Louise Kirsten

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Catriona Stewart

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Christopher Worsley Penter

Member schools (4)

4 schools|3 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Middlewich High School	148693	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College	145748	16 plus	—
The County High School, Leftwich	138743	Secondary	high staff costs
The Macclesfield Academy	150483	Secondary	ofsted concernin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence