Magna Learning Partnership

UID 16649·Companies House 07865850·Incorporated November 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

31 high severity

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

Total income

£36.1m

4,830 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.2%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

4,830 / 5,910 places

Total admin cost

£2.2m

£465 per pupil

Trust overview

4 of 11 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

11 of 11 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 5 percentage points over two years of published returns.

4 of 11 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 7 of 10 schools.

3 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

7 of 10 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 3 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

2 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.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -0.6%below 5% threshold10 schools with workforce pressure7 schools in deficit6 schools with staff costs above 78%5 schools with absence above 8%5 schools with declining results4 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

70%meeting standard or above

Across 10 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

63% Good+

Good 5RI 2Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

75% Good+

Good 6RI 2

Personal development

88% Good+

Outst. 2Good 5RI 1

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Good 8RI 1Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

40.1

-6.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.4%

-7.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressMagna Learning Partnership Church Road, Salisbury, SP1 1RD

Companies House07865850

Incorporated30 November 2011

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 2 schoolsinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 2

Achievement

Needs attention 1Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 2

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	3,961	£23.6m	£22.0m	73.3%	0.3%
2022/23	11	4,850	£31.7m	£29.3m	72.2%	1.9%
2023/24	11	4,794	£34.0m	£32.1m	74.4%	1.4%
2024/25partial	11	4,830	£36.1m	£34.0m	75.7%	0.0%
2025/26	11	4,799	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

11.8%

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

£4,532,000

CS staff costs

£2,629,000

CS income

£1,394,000

Admin & clerical£1,623,000

Teaching staff£614,000

ICT£20,000

Premises£340,000

Legal & professional£102,000

Auditor costs£55,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.3 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Alan Charles Cole

director·< 1 year

Nicola Coupe

director·< 1 year

Helen Robinson

director·2 years

Timothy John Cartwright

director·2 years

Christina Jane Evans

director·2 years

Jean Elspeth Parr

director·4 years

Claire Elizabeth Foxley

director·4 years

Warren Gordon Tucker

director·5 years

Julia Mary Hastings

director·9 years

Mark Allinson

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Carina Sawyer

secretary·8 years

45 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Christopher Prankerd

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Karen Joan Walker

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Alexander Ewing

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Carol Grant

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Nicholas Beazley

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Nicola Coupe

Member schools (11)

11 schools|11 with risk flags|24 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Amesbury Archer Primary School	148173	Primary	workforce pressureperformance declinehigh staff costsin year deficit
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	149473	Primary	ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary	146808	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School	140112	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance declineofsted concern
Old Sarum Primary School	149207	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance declineofsted concern
Pembroke Park Primary School	139386	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Salisbury Sixth Form College	140621	16 plus	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Sarum Academy	136183	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
The New Forest Church of England Primary School	148024	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
The Trafalgar School at Downton	144389	Secondary	high absence
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy	144388	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern

Amesbury Archer Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressureperformance declinehigh staff costsin year deficit

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary

ofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

Bemerton St John Church of England PrimaryPrimary

performance declineworkforce pressure

Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance declineofsted concern

Old Sarum Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance declineofsted concern

Pembroke Park Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurein year deficit

Salisbury Sixth Form College16 plus

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Sarum AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

The New Forest Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary

workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

The Trafalgar School at DowntonSecondary

high absence

Wyvern St Edmund's AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern

Personal development

Expected standard 2

Leadership

Expected standard 2

Melissa Howarth

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Elizabeth Maryan Slater

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Mark Andrew Bower-dyke

director·9 years·Resigned May 2025

Neil Owen

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Andrea Dorothy Clarke

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2017

James Reverend Findlay

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Sharon Elizabeth Mckinley

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Peter Radcliffe

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Kate Elizabeth Stockdale

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Dominic Oskari Reverend Thornton

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Vanessa Joanne Broom

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Katie Jane Holes

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Emma Catherine Adams

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Helen Clare Doctor Adams

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Matthew Charles Reverend Earwicker

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Joanne Kay Oliver

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Darren George Henry

director·12 years·Resigned May 2015

Rachel Ann Maidment

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Laura Elizabeth Simkin-park

director·12 years·Resigned May 2016

Kevin Peter Grimsley

director·12 years·Resigned May 2014

Lesley Carol Aldridge

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2017

John Peter Inman

secretary·13 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Sarah Catherine Busby

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Lawrence Michael John Baxter-brown

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Elizabeth Mary Liversage

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Claire Elizabeth Reavill

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Angus Peter George Shield

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Victoria Townsend

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

John Michael Professor Squire

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Michelle Bacon

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Heather Jean Ludlow

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Karen Jane Waters

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Sharon Elizabeth Mckinley

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Linda Irene Knapp

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Alec Edward Dr Banks

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Gavin Kerr Wishart

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Martyn Harry Jones

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2017

David Julian John Ramage Rev Linaker

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Neil Owen

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014