Bridge Academy Trust

UID 16858·Companies House 07663795·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

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

Total income

£43.4m

6,219 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.5%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

6,219 / 6,744 places

Trust overview

1 of 11 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

11 of 11 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

1 of 11 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 55% of schools (6 of 11).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

82% of 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.

At a glance

4 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results1 school in deficit2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

78% Good+

Good 7RI 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.0

-1.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCommunity Building Bridge Academy Trust, Chelmsford, CM2 9DZ

Companies House07663795

Incorporated9 June 2011

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	6,086	£37.1m	£33.3m	69.7%	0.0%
2022/23	11	6,275	£40.9m	£37.3m	68.2%	0.0%
2023/24	11	6,219	£43.4m	£40.6m	70.9%	0.0%
2024/25partial	11	6,052	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.6%

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

£3,346,000

CS staff costs

£1,997,000

CS income

£79,000

Admin & clerical£1,028,000

Teaching staff£586,000

ICT£0

Premises£167,000

Legal & professional£86,000

Auditor costs£33,000

Member schools (11)

11 schools|9 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Acorn Academy	147255	Primary	workforce pressure
Chipping Ongar Primary School	146195	Primary	performance decline
High Ongar Primary School	146139	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Mildmay Primary School	146980	Primary	high staff costs
Moulsham High School	136863	Secondary	—
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form	137013	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Oaklands Infant School	146210	Primary	—
Ongar Primary School	146230	Primary	in year deficit
Richard de Clare Community Academy	143204	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
The Ongar Academy	141947	Secondary	high absence
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead	139248	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence