Schools
10
Flags
37
12 high severity
Total income
£45.1m
5,529 pupils
Avg staff costs
75.4%
of income
Avg reserves
1.6%
of income
Avg absence
6.4%
Persistent: 18.3%
Avg FSM
27.2%
free school meals
Capacity
86%
5,529 / 6,431 places
Total admin cost
£1.9m
£336 per pupil
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.
Across 10 graded schools.
Sub-judgements — earlier framework
Quality of education
86% Good+Behaviour & attitudes
86% Good+Personal development
100% Good+Leadership & management
90% Good+Key Stage 4
Attainment 8
50.8
+4.5
vs national
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
72.6%
+11.6pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 7 | 4,334 | £35.3m | £33.5m | 67.9% | 9.1% |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 4,358 | £39.4m | £35.5m | 67.4% | 7.9% |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 4,372 | £42.1m | £39.0m | 67.8% | 7.0% |
| 2024/25partial | 10 | 5,529 | £45.1m | £44.1m | 75.4% | 1.6% |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 5,308 | — | — | — | — |
Centralisation
13.8%
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
£7,050,000
CS staff costs
£3,969,000
CS income
£10,156,000
14 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years · 6 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (14)
Katie Turner
Deanna Marina Hallett
Chelsea Maffia
Rajbir Dr Hazelwood
Alan Chambers
Courtenay Professor Norbury
David Watson
Charles Hotham
Jehangir Byramji
Emma Louise Simmons
Katherine Merianna Sarah Burns
Sian Caroline Mathias
Gillian Newey
Sarah Alexandra Marshall
Arjun Sanjay Popat
Caireen Margaret Mitchell
Amardeep Rai
Tom Brighton
Clare Louise Comport Argar
Ella Jane Norden
| School | URN | Phase | Risk flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Primary School | 145280 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Chestnut Grove Academy | 136883 | Secondary | high absenceworkforce pressure |
| Fircroft Primary School | 151527 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | 151810 | Primary | in year deficit |
| Hellingly Community Primary School | 151811 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh staff costs |
| Kensington Avenue Primary School | 146724 | Primary | ofsted concernworkforce pressureperformance declinehigh staff costsin year deficit |
| Norbury High School for Girls | 137754 | Secondary | workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit |
| Paxton Academy Sports and Science | 140967 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh absence |
| Ravenstone Primary School | 147327 | Primary | workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit |
| Thomson House School | 139549 | Primary | workforce pressure |
Ella Jane Norden
Robert Waugh
Mark Siswick
Susan Pidgeon
James Buchanan
Ben Keeble
Christian Kingsley
Rose Caldwell
Helen Holding
Charlotte Wendy Hollinshead
Mathew Grainger
Carrie Reeve
Sarah Coyte
Rahmathulla Khan Mohamed
Bridget Lee Palmer
Deborah Anne Gostling
Camilla Jane Richardson
Paul Wailes Thomas
Margaret Sandra Peacock
Cheddiann Ishmael
Julian Pendrill Warner Holloway
Stephen Osborne
Eileen Hogan
Morgan Phillips
Ian Philip Hart
Richard John Gorringe
Martin Richard Goffe
Ronnie Walter Rechere
Judith Gasser
Steve Martin Wallis
Tom Singleton
Judi Ann Dumont-barter
Shelia Mitchell
Natascha Mozley
Katharine Annabel Lindsay