Transform Trust

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

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£64.0m

9,460 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.0%

of income

Avg reserves

8.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 16.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

43.2%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

9,460 / 10,606 places

Trust overview

9 of 27 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 41% of schools (11 of 27).

11 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

89% 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

11 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with declining results1 school in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

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	9,006	£2.5m	£2.5m	70.0%	5.2%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.9%

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

£5,178,000

CS staff costs

£4,279,000

CS income

£470,000

Admin & clerical£1,677,000

Teaching staff£2,447,000

ICT£63,000

Premises£15,000

Legal & professional£153,000

Auditor costs£47,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 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·3 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·10 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Peter Nicholas Munro

Member schools (27)

27 schools|16 with risk flags|9 high severity

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