Tudhoe Learning Trust

UID 5125·Companies House 08270151·Incorporated October 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.5m

1,617 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

8.8%

of income

Avg absence

6.6%

Persistent: 18.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

46.8%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

1,617 / 1,859 places

Trust overview

2 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

Overall absence is above the national average in 57% of schools (4 of 7).

3 schools have 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

4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 5

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.6%

-7.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTudhoe Colliery Primary School Front Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6TJ

Companies House08270151

Incorporated26 October 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	7	1,644	£10.4m	£9.8m	67.9%	9.0%
2022/23	7	1,589	£11.6m	£11.0m	67.9%	8.9%
2023/24	7	1,617	£11.5m	£11.0m	72.4%	8.8%
2024/25partial	7	1,593	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.0%

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

£580,000

CS staff costs

£522,000

CS income

£69,000

Admin & clerical£245,000

Teaching staff£271,000

ICT£0

Premises£17,000

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£18,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 7.9 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

Vincent Neville Robson

director·2 years

Damian John Groark

director·4 years

Irene Cochrane

director·6 years

Vivienne Ingleton

director·7 years

David Collins

director·8 years

James Hastings Smith

director·13 years

Ivan Whitfield

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Gillian Dixon Pigott

secretary·11 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2023

Richard Stephen Coulson

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Irene Cochrane

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Rachel Kate Hodge

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Joan Temple

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Robert Robson

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Shiela Isobel Palmerley

Member schools (7)

7 schools|5 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Acre Rigg Academy	138554	Primary	high absence
Dene House Primary School	141998	Primary	high absence
Shield Row Primary School	141997	Primary	—
South Hetton Primary	141999	Primary	—
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School	138556	Primary	high absence
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School	138557	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Victoria Lane Academy	138555	Primary	high absenceperformance decline