Alexandra Academy Trust

UID 16120·Companies House 09978459·Incorporated February 2016

Schools

4

Flags

1

1 high severity

Total income

£10.1m

1,605 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.5%

of income

Avg reserves

5.2%

of income

Avg absence

4.7%

Persistent: 11.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.9%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

1,605 / 1,815 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 3.9%below 5% threshold1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

69.3%

+8.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCledford Primary And Nursery Academy, Middlewich, CW10 0DD
Companies House09978459
Incorporated1 February 2016

Trust growth over time

1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222783£4.3m£4.3m76.8%8.6%
2022/232857£4.9m£5.2m75.5%1.3%
2023/242893£5.6m£5.5m74.9%-0.7%
2024/25partial41,632

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£213,000

CS staff costs

£137,000

CS income

£2,000

Admin & clerical£32,000
Teaching staff£45,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£44,000
Auditor costs£18,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Otto Warman

director·< 1 year

Jonathon Mark Riley

director·< 1 year

Kathryn Mcburnie

director·1 year

Julie Marie Sercombe

director·1 year

Pauline Turner

director·3 years

Julie Elizabeth Alexander-orrell

director·4 years

Gillian Mary Edwards

director·10 years

Pamela Ruth Simpson

director·10 years

Alan Guildford

director·10 years
17 former officers most recent departure: Apr 2025

Julie Marie Sercombe

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2024

Caroline Ruth Prince

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Rachael Alexandra Day

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Adam Norbury

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Lesley Brookes

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Sarah Hambleton

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Pauline Latchford

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Adam Pavey

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2020

David Warr

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Rhys Thomas James Morgan

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Stephen John Watts

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Alexandra Jane Evans

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Gordon Eric Fairbairn

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Symon Hall

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Stephen John James

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

David Peter Malam

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Nicholas Andrew Pierce

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Member schools (4)

4 schools|1 with risk flags|1 high severity