Bridge Multi-academy Trust

UID 2430·Companies House 07736425·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

15

Flags

20

8 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£13.0m

1,861 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.7%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 13.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.9%

free school meals

Capacity

71%

1,861 / 2,618 places

At a glance

7 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with declining results3 schools in deficit2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 9RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 9RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 8RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 14RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.6%

-1.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address21 Callywith Gate Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2RQ
Companies House07736425
Incorporated10 August 2011

Trust growth over time

3
10/11
3
11/12
4
12/13
4
13/14
6
14/15
11
15/16
12
16/17
15
17/18
15
18/19
15
19/20
15
20/21
15
21/22
15
22/23
15
23/24
15
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22151,997£11.7m£10.2m65.2%1.2%
2022/23151,951£12.3m£11.0m67.2%1.0%
2023/24151,861£13.0m£11.9m70.9%0.7%
2024/25partial151,795

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

9.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,260,000

CS staff costs

£860,000

CS income

£78,000

Admin & clerical£327,000
Teaching staff£535,000
ICT£0
Premises£241,000
Legal & professional£27,000
Auditor costs£18,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 7.8 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

Louise Stevenson

director·1 year

Nick Hart

director·4 years

Judith Ann Goodchild

director·5 years

Sally Jane Crabb

director·8 years

Maria Jane Ashurst

director·9 years

Jane Millicent Mcfall

director·10 years

Adrian Lee Massey

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Julia Stoneman

secretary·5 years
23 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2024

Rebecca Joy Evans

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Cheryl Joy Hill

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Judith Ann Goodchild

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Vivian Michael Augarde Swift

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Colin Robert Mclean

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Judith Ann Goodchild

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Nicholas Amyas Appleby

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Stephen John Huckstep

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Valerie Ann Crabb

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Gillian Ann Perry Boreham

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Paul French Sadler

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Edward Guy Holland

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Jeremy Alder

secretary·14 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Gareth Hywel Dix

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Lee Karen Scholey

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Paul Stych

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

David John Dr Collins

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Sarah Jayne Hill

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Colin Michael Whiting

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2014

David Geoffrey Leend

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2011

Jackie Anne Eason

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Mark Nash

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Susan Nicola Pomeroy

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Member schools (15)

15 schools|13 with risk flags|8 high severity
high staff costsin year deficit
workforce pressureperformance decline
high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
performance decline
ofsted concernin year deficit
performance decline
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
performance decline
workforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressure
workforce pressure