Transform Trust

UID 5456·Companies House 08320065·Incorporated December 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

20 high severity

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

Total income

£64.0m

9,193 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.7%

of income

Avg reserves

8.8%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

43.7%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

9,193 / 10,606 places

Total admin cost

£3.1m

£339 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 27 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

10 of 27 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 15 of 27 schools.

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

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

3 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

85%meeting standard or above

Across 27 graded schools, including 3 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 15RI 1Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Outst. 3Good 14RI 1Inad. 1

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 5Good 12RI 2

Leadership & management

89% Good+

Outst. 3Good 21RI 1Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.0%

-4.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit 11 Castlebridge Office Village, Nottingham, NG7 1LD

Companies House08320065

Incorporated5 December 2012

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 3 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 2Expected standard 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1Expected standard 1Urgent improvement 1

Inclusion

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	20	7,010	£41.6m	£40.1m	74.3%	12.5%
2022/23	21	7,357	£45.7m	£43.3m	72.8%	13.0%
2023/24	24	8,497	£57.4m	£53.8m	69.6%	9.6%
2024/25partial	26	9,007	£62.7m	£59.6m	72.7%	9.1%
2025/26	26	8,711	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.8%

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

£3,770,000

CS staff costs

£3,099,000

CS income

£634,000

Admin & clerical£1,660,000

Teaching staff£1,341,000

ICT£89,000

Premises£25,000

Legal & professional£154,000

Auditor costs£51,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.6 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Rebecca Jackson

director·< 1 year

Maddi Charlotte Dr Popoola

director·1 year

Mark Coppel

director·2 years

Catherine Jane Dr Gripton

director·3 years

Michael Mills Butler

director·4 years

Rukia Shaffi

director·4 years

Gemma Louise Savidge

director·5 years

Susan Dame Jowett

director·7 years

Roger John Periam

director·11 years

Rebecca Sharon Meredith

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Stephen Martin Patrick Cox

secretary·11 years

24 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Samantha Jayne Dennis

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Dennis Jones

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Joanna Luxton

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Alex Taylor

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Qing Professor Gu

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Peter Nicholas Munro

Member schools (27)

27 schools|25 with risk flags|14 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery	150098	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Allenton Primary School	141324	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Ashbrook Junior School	147927	Primary	workforce pressure
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School	144624	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School	149209	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concernin year deficit
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School	141397	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School	143015	Primary	workforce pressure
Burford Primary and Nursery School	143060	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceperformance decline
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School	151545	Primary	ofsted concern
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School	140715	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Heage Primary School	151758	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Highbank Primary and Nursery School	140017	Primary	workforce pressure
Holgate Primary and Nursery School	149711	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
King Edward Primary School & Nursery	149709	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Lawn Primary School	147624	Primary	workforce pressure
Parkdale Primary School	146010	Primary	—
Pear Tree Community Junior School	144466	Primary	workforce pressureperformance declinehigh absence
Ravensdale Junior School	147399	Primary	workforce pressure
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School	144461	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School	141396	Primary	high absence