Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust

UID 2922·Companies House 08656655·Incorporated August 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

15 high severity

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

Total income

£36.1m

4,807 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.4%

of income

Avg reserves

8.9%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.7%

free school meals

Capacity

80%

4,807 / 5,973 places

Total admin cost

£1.6m

£336 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 28 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 28 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Absence is at or below the national average in 17 of 28 schools.

24 of 28 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

86%meeting standard or above

Across 28 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

78% Good+

Good 14RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

89% Good+

Good 16RI 2

Personal development

89% Good+

Outst. 2Good 14RI 2

Leadership & management

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 23RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

61.7%

+0.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressEmmaus House The Avenue, Salisbury, SP2 0FG

Companies House08656655

Incorporated19 August 2013

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

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	24	4,279	£25.1m	£24.3m	70.2%	8.2%
2022/23	27	4,726	£28.5m	£27.2m	70.6%	9.3%
2023/24	28	4,217	£31.5m	£31.3m	71.8%	9.9%
2024/25partial	28	4,807	£36.1m	£34.5m	71.4%	8.9%
2025/26	28	4,852	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.2%

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

£1,878,000

CS staff costs

£1,543,000

CS income

£193,000

Admin & clerical£697,000

Teaching staff£491,000

ICT£0

Premises£1,000

Legal & professional£51,000

Auditor costs£39,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.3 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Tim Crarer

director·< 1 year

David Hugh Sirl

director·< 1 year

Sian Thornton

director·4 years

Thomas Paul Hitchings

director·4 years

Elizabeth Weavers

director·4 years

John Stanley Grinstead

director·5 years

Giles Adrian Pugh

director·7 years

Rosemary Tong

director·7 years

Patrick Edmund Jarman

director·8 years

Anne Millin

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Moira Lyons-montgomery

secretary·< 1 year

20 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

David Jonathan Noble

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Graham Arthur Exon

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Philippa Joy Hill

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Joanne Wright

director·7 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Nicola Summerill

secretary·7 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Gemma Victoria Shave-smythies

Member schools (28)

28 schools|28 with risk flags|15 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School	141043	Primary	in year deficit
Beaminster St Mary's Academy	140560	Primary	workforce pressure
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School	144298	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absencein year deficit
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School	141046	Primary	workforce pressure
Broad Chalke CofE Primary School	150220	Primary	in year deficit
Cranborne Church of England First School	148301	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Dunbury Church of England Academy	140561	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Durweston Church of England Primary School	149456	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
Marden Vale CofE Academy	141988	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Milldown CofE Academy	146153	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Shrewton CofE Primary School	144277	Primary	workforce pressure
Southbroom St James Academy	140352	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Spetisbury CofE Primary School	141061	Primary	performance decline
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	144470	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs
St Bartholomew's Primary Academy	141142	Primary	workforce pressure
St James Church of England First School	148300	Primary	workforce pressure
St John's Church of England Primary School	144550	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficitperformance declinehigh staff costs
St Martin's CofE Primary School	150284	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concernin year deficit
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis	150300	Primary	ofsted concernhigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School	149164	Primary	workforce pressure