Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust

UID 3746·Companies House 08737412·Incorporated October 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

19 high severity

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

Total income

£31.0m

4,347 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.0%

of income

Avg reserves

1.7%

of income

Avg absence

6.0%

Persistent: 16.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.8%

free school meals

Capacity

73%

4,347 / 5,938 places

Trust overview

7 of 24 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

21 of 24 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

4 of 24 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (8 of 24).

8 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

6 of 24 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

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

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 2.0%below 5% threshold14 schools with workforce pressure7 schools with staff costs above 78%6 schools with Ofsted concerns4 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit2 schools with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

65% Good+

Outst. 1Good 10RI 5Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

76% Good+

Outst. 1Good 12RI 3Inad. 1

Personal development

88% Good+

Outst. 2Good 13RI 2

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Outst. 2Good 19RI 2Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

29.4

-16.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.2%

-0.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressRuskington Chestnut Street C Of E Academy, Ruskington, NG34 9DL

Companies House08737412

Incorporated17 October 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	22	4,209	£24.2m	£23.0m	72.6%	18.9%
2022/23	22	4,124	£26.7m	£24.8m	73.1%	15.6%
2023/24	24	4,347	£31.0m	£29.2m	75.0%	1.7%
2024/25partial	24	4,199	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Lucy Victoria Frewer

director·1 year

Rahul Karavadra

director·1 year

Paul Wilson

director·1 year

Jacqueline Ann Gray

director·1 year

Dominic Guy Barnes-browne

director·5 years

Hannah Mary Elizabeth Wells

director·6 years

Jeremy Miles Woolner

director·10 years

Greg Marsden

director·11 years

Jacqueline Alexandra Waters-dewhurst

director·12 years

23 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Stephanie Helen Gibson

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Charlotte Taylor

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Gillian Ruth Thomas

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Emma Clare Dr Clarke

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Margaret Jane Bowman

director·5 years·Resigned May 2024

Helen Doyle

Member schools (24)

24 schools|19 with risk flags|18 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Branston Church of England Infant Academy	144122	Primary	—
Brown's Church of England Primary School	143258	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School	145527	Primary	workforce pressure
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy	137811	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School	148405	Primary	workforce pressure
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy	138324	Primary	high staff costs
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School	147520	Primary	—
St Peter's CofE Primary School	143281	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School	138282	Primary	workforce pressureofsted concern
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School	139178	Primary	workforce pressure
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School	151178	Primary	—
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	145436	Primary	high staff costs
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School	140991	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
The Edenham Church of England School	143259	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton	150841	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School	138640	Primary	ofsted concern
The Harrowby Church of England Primary School	138283	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficithigh absence
The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School	143256	Primary	workforce pressure
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School	140185	Primary	—
Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School	140343	Primary	workforce pressure