West End Schools Trust

UID 17107·Incorporated January 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

13 high severity

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

63.6%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

2,639 / 2,793 places

Total admin cost

£811k

£307 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 8 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.

6 of 8 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 8 schools.

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

All 8 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 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

100%meeting standard or above

Across 8 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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+

Outst. 1Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.4%

-8.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 January 2015

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

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

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

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	69.4%	19.9%
2023/24	8	2,629	£19.4m	£19.0m	68.6%	20.5%
2024/25partial	8	2,639	£20.1m	£21.5m	73.4%	13.5%
2025/26	8	2,616	—	—	—	—

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|11 high severity

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