West End Schools Trust

UID 17107·Incorporated January 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£20.1m

2,639 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.4%

of income

Avg reserves

13.5%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 19.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

61.7%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

2,639 / 2,793 places

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 8 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

8 of 8 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 50% of schools (4 of 8).

4 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

8 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,610	£17.0m	£16.7m	69.7%	18.7%
2022/23	8	2,605	£18.2m	£17.8m

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bridgewater Primary School	108466	Primary	in year deficit
Broadwood Primary School	108468	Primary	high absencein year deficit
Canning Street Primary School	108461	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Hawthorn Primary School	108460	Primary	in year deficit
Lemington Riverside Primary School	108456	Primary	in year deficit
Moorside Primary School	108492	Primary	high absencein year deficitperformance decline
St Johns Primary School	108476	Primary	in year deficit
Wingrove Primary School	108487	Primary	in year deficit