Alexandra Academy Trust

UID 16120·Companies House 09978459·Incorporated February 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£8.9m

1,632 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.5%

of income

Avg reserves

13.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.5%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

1,632 / 1,815 places

Total admin cost

£728k

£446 per pupil

Trust overview

With 4 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

All 4 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 4 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 3 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

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

All 4 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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 4 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

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

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	783	£4.3m	£4.3m	76.8%	8.6%
2022/23	2	857	£4.9m	£5.2m	75.5%	1.3%
2023/24	2	893	£5.6m	£5.5m	74.9%	-0.7%
2024/25partial	4	1,632	£8.9m	£8.1m	75.5%	13.4%
2025/26	4	1,672	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.2%

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

£451,000

CS staff costs

£269,000

CS income

£54,000

Admin & clerical£133,000

Teaching staff£115,000

ICT£0

Premises£60,000

Legal & professional£75,000

Auditor costs£14,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Otto Warman

director·< 1 year

Jonathon Mark Riley

director·< 1 year

Kathryn Mcburnie

director·2 years

Julie Marie Sercombe

director·2 years

Pauline Turner

director·4 years

Julie Elizabeth Alexander-orrell

director·5 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·5 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

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy	150654	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy	150726	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Haslington Primary Academy	148487	Primary	workforce pressure
Monks Coppenhall Academy	142714	Primary	workforce pressure