River Tees Multi-academy Trust

UID 16068·Companies House 09861442·Incorporated November 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.2m

418 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

31.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

66.4%

free school meals

Capacity

107%

418 / 392 places

Total admin cost

£424k

£1,014 per pupil

Trust overview

2 of 5 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 5 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Reserves above 20% of income in much of the trust — public data does not show whether this reflects planned projects or accumulated headroom.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 8 percentage points over two years of published returns.

2 of 5 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 1 of 1 schools.

All 5 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 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

17.1

-29.1

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressComplementary Education, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD

Companies House09861442

Incorporated6 November 2015

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	240	£5.5m	£4.0m	61.3%	48.4%
2022/23	5	222	£7.5m	£6.8m	73.7%	42.7%
2023/24	5	255	£8.7m	£8.5m	123.4%	46.0%
2024/25partial	5	418	£11.2m	£9.9m	71.0%	31.0%
2025/26	5	440	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.3%

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

£562,000

CS staff costs

£457,000

CS income

£20,000

Admin & clerical£181,000

Teaching staff£234,000

ICT£17,000

Premises£5,000

Legal & professional£10,000

Auditor costs£33,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Kay Taylor

director·1 year

Samina Javed-sarwar

director·1 year

Sara Davidson

director·1 year

Kush Kumar

director·2 years

Heather Ferguson

director·5 years

Lorna Mclean

director·5 years

Clare Patrick Cambage

director·7 years

Christina Jones

director·8 years

Mark Harrison Bruce

director·8 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2026

Katie Stevens

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2026

Patricia Miller

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Andrew Thomas Fowler

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Simon Charles Williamson

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Janice Brunton-dobson

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Ian Gordon Dr Iceton

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|8 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
River Tees Academy Grangetown	149101	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
River Tees Hospital School	142502	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
River Tees Primary Academy	142511	Not applicable	workforce pressure
River Tees Secondary Academy	142487	Not applicable	workforce pressure
River Tyne Academy Gateshead	144352	Not applicable	workforce pressure