The Tilian Partnership

UID 16168·Companies House 10259334·Incorporated July 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£7.9m

926 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

21.7%

of income

Avg absence

4.9%

Persistent: 10.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.7%

free school meals

Capacity

68%

926 / 1,356 places

Trust overview

2 of 12 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

2 of 12 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

4 of 12 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 17% of schools (2 of 12).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

92% 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 22.5%above 20%4 schools in deficit3 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with declining results2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with Ofsted concerns2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

91% Good+

Good 10Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

91% Good+

Outst. 5Good 5RI 1

Personal development

91% Good+

Outst. 5Good 5Inad. 1

Leadership & management

92% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

58.6%

-2.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTilian House Skinners Lane Off School Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AD

Companies House10259334

Incorporated1 July 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	788	£4.7m	£4.5m	69.6%	23.1%
2022/23	10	971	£6.4m	£6.0m	69.4%	27.0%
2023/24	10	859	£6.7m	£6.5m	69.6%	22.1%
2024/25partial	12	1,079	£1.3m	£1.4m	86.3%	19.8%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

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

£499,000

CS staff costs

£397,000

CS income

£98,000

Admin & clerical£148,000

Teaching staff£210,000

ICT£0

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£34,000

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 3.1 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

James Richard Harbidge

director·< 1 year

Melanie Cara Lewis

director·1 year

Carolyn Jane Tester

director·2 years

Andrew Leslie Berry

director·3 years

Katie Louise Barker

director·4 years

Stephen Yapp

director·7 years

16 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2025

Rebecca Driver

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Giles David Reverend Tulk

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Carl Nicholas Reverend Melville

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Kim Nicola Palmer

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Sally Elisabeth Richards

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Jaimie Jones

Member schools (12)

12 schools|10 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bardwell Church of England Primary School	143056	Primary	—
Bawdsey Church of England Primary School	151557	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Cavendish Church of England Primary School	151639	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Crawford's Church of England Primary School	146175	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Gislingham Church of England Primary School	143065	Primary	workforce pressure
Ixworth Church of England Primary School	145234	Primary	high absence
Kersey Church of England Primary School	148846	Primary	high absence
Old Newton Church of England Primary School	143070	Primary	—
Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery	150252	Primary	in year deficit
Palgrave Church of England Primary School	143071	Primary	workforce pressure
Rougham Church of England Primary School	145237	Primary	performance decline
Wilby Church of England Primary School	150251	Primary	in year deficit