Schools
13
Flags
47
18 high severity
Total income
£64.6m
8,324 pupils
Avg staff costs
73.5%
of income
Avg reserves
9.0%
of income
Avg absence
7.2%
Persistent: 16.8%
Avg FSM
18.2%
free school meals
Capacity
88%
8,324 / 9,418 places
Total admin cost
£2.4m
£292 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 12 graded schools.
Sub-judgements — earlier framework
Quality of education
89% Good+Behaviour & attitudes
89% Good+Personal development
89% Good+Leadership & management
92% Good+Key Stage 4
Attainment 8
44.9
-1.3
vs national
Key Stage 2
Expected standard (RWM)
67.5%
+6.5pp
vs national
National averages: 2023/24
| Year | Schools | Pupils | Total income | Total expenditure | Avg staff costs % | Avg reserves % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 5,790 | £37.2m | £36.0m | 73.8% | 15.1% |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 5,870 | £39.9m | £38.0m | 74.1% | 12.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 6,979 | £50.4m | £49.4m | 73.6% | 10.7% |
| 2024/25partial | 12 | 7,206 | £55.1m | £53.1m | 73.4% | 9.9% |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 7,235 | — | — | — | — |
Centralisation
4.2%
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
£2,729,000
CS staff costs
£2,085,000
CS income
£593,000
11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months
Directors / Trustees (11)
Christopher Hawes
Rebecca Lucy Collis
Veronica Lloyd-richards
David Michael John Taylor
Matthew Dr Griffiths
Michelle Fox
Helen Harris
Paula Dr Holbrook
Jenny Louise Sutton
Julia Elizabeth Adamson
Susan Jayne Brewer
Company Secretary
Julie Lynn Gregory
Simon Nicholas Foster
Mark Richmond
Rachel Mary White
Kirsti Jane Nelson
Christina Dawn Mabin
Robert Lea
| School | URN | Phase | Risk flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axe Valley Academy | 144392 | Secondary | high absenceworkforce pressure |
| Bishops Hull Primary School | 151103 | Primary | workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs |
| Court Fields School | 140416 | Secondary | high absence |
| Cullompton Community College | 151057 | Secondary | high absencein year deficitworkforce pressure |
| Holyrood Academy | 136295 | Secondary | workforce pressurehigh absence |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School | 147842 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Neroche Primary School | 148315 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| Orchard Grove Primary School | 149764 | Primary | workforce pressure |
| The Castle School | 136916 | Secondary | — |
| Tiverton High School | 152043 | Secondary | high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit |
| Uffculme Primary School | 139887 | Primary | workforce pressureperformance decline |
| Uffculme School | 136287 | Secondary | high absence |
| Wellesley Park Primary School | 139387 | Primary | workforce pressure |
Andrew Bennet Brook
Wendy Jane Farrier
Shaun Mark Vickery
Natalie Kaye Keeling
Max Ainley Graesser
James Edward George Brookes
Anthony Lyndell Aspden
Ian Michael Rimmer
Brigitte Anne Norland
Kathy Grace Hansford
Russell Ian Wilson
Emma Sims-fielding
Selina Clare The Reverend Garner
Stephen Thomas Clarke
Sophie Olivia Brain
Samantha Marie Rhodes
Neil Chetwynd
Jeremy Craig Austin
Timothy Stephen Piper
Robert David Lamyman
Richard John Patrick Stanbury
Simon Avery
David Charles Ball
Patricia Barrett
Peter Andrew Buckley
Jane Elizabeth Dingle
Michael Griffiths
Jill Larcombe
Andrew William Palmer
Michael Garry Travers
Joanna Mary Webber
Diane Ruth Wheller
Jeremy David Batchelor
Lorraine Margaret Heath
Anthony Lyndell Aspden
Richard Peter Carman