South Lincolnshire Academies Trust

UID 16247·Companies House 07559187·Incorporated March 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

11 high severity

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

Total income

£5.1m

4,481 pupils

Avg staff costs

466.2%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.6%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

4,481 / 5,095 places

Total admin cost

£1.7m

£376 per pupil

Trust overview

With 4 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

4 of 4 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

4 of 4 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

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

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

All 4 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.

At a glance

4 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit4 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 4 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.9

-4.3

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBourne Academy, Bourne, PE10 9DT

Companies House07559187

Incorporated10 March 2011

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	4,134	£26.8m	£24.0m	68.0%	2.5%
2022/23	4	4,239	£29.7m	£26.5m	65.9%	0.0%
2023/24	4	4,408	£32.8m	£29.1m	65.0%	0.0%
2024/25partial	4	4,481	£5.1m	£32.3m	466.2%	0.0%
2025/26	4	4,473	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

6.8%

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

£2,338,000

CS staff costs

£1,305,000

CS income

£27,818,000

Admin & clerical£345,000

Teaching staff£5,000

ICT£0

Premises£657,000

Legal & professional£1,000

Auditor costs£4,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 7.9 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Megan Shears

director·< 1 year

Jemma Curson

director·< 1 year

John Stokes

director·4 years

Stephen Alan Haigh

director·7 years

Robin Lee Immink

director·11 years

John Alfred Kirkman

director·14 years

Duncan Anthony Pickering

director·15 years

23 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Roger Moore

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2019

John Stokes

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Lucy Conley

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Mark Stephen Anthony Bryan

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Rachel Louise Green

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Kirsty Roche

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|10 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bourne Academy	137572	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Cowley Academy	149436	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Spalding Academy	144488	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
The Giles Academy	148185	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

Bourne AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Cowley AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Spalding AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

The Giles AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit

·Resigned Sept 2016

Thomas Seston

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Susan Councillor Woolley

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Paul James Bryan

director·14 years·Resigned May 2017

Elizabeth Dilley

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Lesley Jane Dray

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Charlotte Farquharson

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Stephen Alan Haigh

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Will Hawkins

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Trevor Holmes

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Sian Jackson

director·14 years·Resigned May 2015

Amanda Jones

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Helen Nunbiatina Joan Councillor Powell

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Richard Roberts

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Rebecca Robertson

director·14 years·Resigned May 2013

Clare Wookey

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Roger Moore

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Laurence Reilly

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2018