Exeter Learning Academy Trust

UID 16541·Companies House 10428979·Incorporated October 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

5 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£7.9m

1,257 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.6%

of income

Avg reserves

8.6%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.5%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

1,257 / 1,297 places

Total admin cost

£177k

£141 per pupil

Trust overview

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

All 4 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

1 of 4 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.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

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

Absence is at or below the national average in 4 of 4 schools.

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.

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+

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.0%

-5.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Thomas Primary School, Exeter, EX2 9BB

Companies House10428979

Incorporated14 October 2016

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	1,290	£6.7m	£6.2m	73.9%	8.8%
2022/23	4	1,304	£7.1m	£6.8m	74.8%	6.8%
2023/24	4	1,295	£7.4m	£6.9m	71.7%	7.4%
2024/25partial	4	1,257	£7.9m	£7.2m	71.6%	8.6%
2025/26	4	1,225	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

6.4%

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

£491,000

CS staff costs

£332,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£248,000

Teaching staff£62,000

ICT£5,000

Premises£59,000

Legal & professional£69,000

Auditor costs£14,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

6 current directors · Average tenure: 4.6 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Carol Ann Newman

director·< 1 year

Andrea Howard

director·2 years

Jennifer Elizabeth Norris

director·2 years

Paul Simon Walker

director·6 years

Suzannah Curtis

director·6 years

Debbie Buckingham

director·9 years

17 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Jamie Lee Thompson

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Dominic James Wells

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Barry Martin Cole

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Ian Alexander Wilson Robinson

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Amanda Whittaker

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Rachel Jane Shaw

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alphington Primary School	143188	Primary	workforce pressure
Bowhill Primary School	143193	Primary	workforce pressure
Ide Primary School	143189	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
St Thomas Primary School	143191	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline