The Mead Educational Trust

UID 15900·Companies House 09079258·Incorporated June 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

8 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£81.2m

10,623 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.3%

of income

Avg reserves

4.4%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 18.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.6%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

10,623 / 11,329 places

Total admin cost

£4.6m

£431 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 15 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

2 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

3 of 15 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 53% of schools (8 of 15).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 5Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 6

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

47.2

+1.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Mead Centre, Leicester, LE4 9DD

Companies House09079258

Incorporated10 June 2014

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	9,623	£57.4m	£55.1m	75.5%	6.7%
2022/23	14	9,971	£69.1m	£59.7m	71.1%	8.2%
2023/24	14	10,487	£77.0m	£74.8m	74.5%	4.7%
2024/25partial	15	10,896	£4.2m	£4.3m	86.0%	-0.7%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.0%

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

£3,331,000

CS staff costs

£2,319,000

CS income

£220,000

Admin & clerical£1,129,000

Teaching staff£1,129,000

ICT-£3,000

Premises£35,000

Legal & professional£200,000

Auditor costs£101,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.6 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Aaron Valand

director·< 1 year

David Ashton Dr Riddick

director·3 years

Sarah Louise Ridley

director·3 years

Tina Mistry

director·4 years

Lynda Valentine

director·4 years

Jeremy Robinson

director·5 years

Kasar Singh

director·6 years

Kirsty Anne Holt

director·6 years

Gemma Bhagalia

director·7 years

Anthony Joseph Glover

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Cathy Brown

secretary·11 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Vedant Pathak

director·< 1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Tanya Susan Jones

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Kajal Gunvantray Joshi

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Kate Foster

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Victoria Bishop

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Hiten Mehta

Member schools (15)

15 schools|14 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abbey Mead Primary Academy	147148	Primary	workforce pressure
Brook Mead Academy	148546	Secondary	high absence
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus	138323	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Castle Mead Academy	147068	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Fosse Mead Primary Academy	148391	Primary	workforce pressure
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy	147411	Primary	workforce pressure
Kibworth Mead Academy	137540	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Knighton Mead Primary Academy	142848	Primary	—
Netherhall Mead Academy	151482	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
North Mead Primary Academy	141221	Primary	performance decline
Orchard Mead Academy	144629	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy	144107	Primary	workforce pressure
Rushey Mead Academy	141916	Secondary	workforce pressure
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy	142967	Primary	performance decline
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy	142857	Primary	workforce pressure