Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust

UID 4521·Companies House 06672920·Incorporated August 2008·Compare

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

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

Total income

£34.7m

3,514 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.6%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

46.9%

free school meals

Capacity

110%

3,514 / 3,181 places

Total admin cost

£1.7m

£477 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

5 of 5 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 9 percentage points over two years of published returns.

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

Absence is above the national average in 4 of 5 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

4 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

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.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

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.

At a glance

4 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

26.8

-19.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.5%

-0.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSidney Stringer Academy, Coventry, CV1 5LY

Companies House06672920

Incorporated14 August 2008

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Strong standard 1

Achievement

Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	3,230	£26.3m	£19.0m	53.9%	11.2%
2022/23	5	3,360	£29.1m	£22.2m	56.1%	9.9%
2023/24	5	3,453	£32.3m	£30.7m	71.8%	0.0%
2024/25partial	5	3,514	£34.7m	£31.9m	71.6%	0.0%
2025/26	5	3,542	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

2.5%

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

£830,000

CS staff costs

£590,000

CS income

£262,000

Admin & clerical£138,000

Teaching staff£427,000

ICT£62,000

Premises-£41,000

Legal & professional£120,000

Auditor costs£42,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 6.1 years

Directors / Trustees (11)

Roger Michael Weyman

director·1 year

Katherine Lyons-mchugh

director·1 year

Paul Jennings

director·2 years

Claire Finkel

director·2 years

Nick Adcock

director·3 years

Jonathan Mark Randell

director·5 years

Claire Turpin

director·5 years

Kiran Vithal

director·7 years

Rakesh Sharma

director·8 years

John William Leslie Brodie

director·12 years

Julienne Sullivan

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Emma Clarke

secretary·1 year

25 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Homeira Zakary

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Carolyn Lesley Smith

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Michelle Williams

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Barry Hastie

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Jocelyn Beryl Parry

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Johnathan Andrew Berry

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ernesford Grange Community Academy	140366	Secondary	high absence
Radford Primary Academy	140389	Primary	workforce pressure
Riverbank School	141376	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Sidney Stringer Academy	136126	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy	141938	Primary	workforce pressure

Ernesford Grange Community AcademySecondary

high absence

Radford Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Riverbank SchoolNot applicable

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs

Sidney Stringer AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Sidney Stringer Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Leadership

Strong standard 1

Graham David Prebble

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Julia Ann Rapsomankis

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Ian Keith Prof Dunn

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Richard Edwin Kershaw

secretary·15 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Zatoon Akhtar