The Well (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust

UID 1509·Incorporated September 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£9.9m

280 pupils

Avg staff costs

82.7%

of income

Avg reserves

-4.6%

of income

Avg absence

9.7%

Persistent: 28.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

47.0%

free school meals

Capacity

140%

280 / 200 places

Trust overview

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

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (1 of 1).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

All 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 -8.1%below 5% threshold2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 September 2012

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	246	£7.1m	£7.0m	85.5%	-17.3%
2022/23	2	281	£7.9m	£7.7m	84.2%	-13.8%
2023/24	2	302	£9.2m	£8.7m	82.7%	-6.8%
2024/25partial	2	280	£9.9m	£9.8m	82.7%	-4.6%

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Children's Hospital School	120363	Not applicable	high staff costs
West Gate School	131099	Not applicable	high staff costshigh absence

The Children's Hospital SchoolNot applicable

high staff costs

West Gate SchoolNot applicable

high staff costshigh absence