Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust

UID 2434·Companies House 08098956·Incorporated June 2012·Compare

Schools

8

Flags

18

9 high severity

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

Total income

£32.0m

4,445 pupils

Avg staff costs

85.4%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

8.0%

Persistent: 21.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.1%

free school meals

Capacity

75%

4,445 / 5,953 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 1.1%below 5% threshold6 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results1 school with staff costs above 78%3 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3RI 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 4RI 2

Personal development

Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 6RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

40.2

-6.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

42.0%

-19.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBridgwater College Academy, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
Companies House08098956
Incorporated8 June 2012

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
5
11/12
7
12/13
7
13/14
7
14/15
7
15/16
7
16/17
8
17/18
8
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
8
23/24
8
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2284,624£32.7m£27.2m73.5%2.3%
2022/2384,497£33.7m£28.6m75.2%2.6%
2023/2484,445£32.0m£4.4m85.4%1.1%
2024/25partial84,471

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

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

Directors / Trustees (7)

Mark Thomas

director·< 1 year

Julia Ann Ridge

director·1 year

Neville Henry Coles

director·1 year

Clare Wilson

director·2 years

Richard Culworth Hawkins

director·6 years

Andrew Alleyne Berry

director·8 years

Carole Dianne Chevalley

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Gregory Stephen Jones

secretary·8 years
39 former officers most recent departure: Nov 2025

Julie Summerhayes

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2025

James Lawrence Dr Wilson

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Sian Louise Howard

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Elaine Detain

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Michael George Roland Hodson

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Komlanvi Anani Djouba

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Alan Belsey

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Marie Elizabeth Goddard

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Robert Henry Brown

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Jane Gillespie

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Rebecca Sinclair

director·6 years·Resigned May 2021

Sam Reilly

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Jason Mark Gunningham

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Claire Winson

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Andrew John Lucius Burrows

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Simon Grundy

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Elaine Anne Dew

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Peter Leon Elliott

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Marc Wayne Bevan

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Moya Jane Hill

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Sidney Philip Gibson

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Mark John Swallow

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

David William Hannay

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Ann Elizabeth Dyer

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Wendy Ann Dick

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Paul Gregory Holtam

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Denys Alexander Rayner

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Ann Gail Griffith

secretary·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Jennifer Grace Ashworth

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Simon Lee Brewer

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Susan Mary Thatcher

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Kim Maria Ursell

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Neil Anthony Punnett

secretary·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Nigel Francis Cann

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Heather Patricia Strawbridge

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Mike Robbins

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Thirza Mary Ashelford

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2013

Fiona Maria Mcmillan

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Douglas Montague Bamsey

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Member schools (8)

8 schools|7 with risk flags|7 high severity
high absenceofsted concernperformance decline
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absence
high absenceworkforce pressure
ofsted concernhigh absence
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence