Manor Hall Academy Trust

UID 15716·Companies House 09461655·Incorporated February 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

49 high severity

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

Total income

£43.6m

1,385 pupils

Avg staff costs

80.5%

of income

Avg reserves

16.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

58.9%

free school meals

Capacity

110%

1,385 / 1,264 places

Total admin cost

£1.7m

£1,237 per pupil

Trust overview

7 of 15 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 15 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Absence is above the national average in 10 of 12 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

12 of 15 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

80%meeting standard or above

Across 15 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

60% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5RI 4

Behaviour & attitudes

60% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5RI 4

Personal development

60% Good+

Outst. 3Good 3RI 4

Leadership & management

73% Good+

Outst. 2Good 9RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

6.5

-39.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTrent House, 234 Victoria Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 2LW

Companies House09461655

Incorporated27 February 2015

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

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	14	1,100	£30.0m	£29.0m	79.3%	21.8%
2022/23	14	1,148	£32.0m	£31.9m	80.3%	16.5%
2023/24	15	1,336	£39.4m	£37.9m	79.0%	18.2%
2024/25partial	16	1,385	£43.6m	£41.6m	80.5%	16.2%
2025/26	16	1,441	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.3%

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

£1,863,000

CS staff costs

£1,420,000

CS income

£199,000

Admin & clerical£802,000

Teaching staff£505,000

ICT£3,000

Premises£2,000

Legal & professional£124,000

Auditor costs£36,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

12 current directors · Average tenure: 3.9 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Heidi Louise Mosedale

director·< 1 year

John Paul Coleman

director·1 year

Aaron Sheldon Levey

director·1 year

Simon William Griffiths

director·1 year

Philip Roy Harrison

director·1 year

Pouvanen Veerappapillay

director·2 years

Jason Christey

director·3 years

Nicholas David Thornton

director·5 years

Simon Richard Smith

director·5 years

John Edward Fitchett

director·6 years

Amanda Jane Hughes

director·8 years

John Frederick Owen Edwards

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Alec John Smallwood

secretary·3 years

24 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2024

Richard William Redgate

director·1 year·Resigned Oct 2024

Margaret Young Cheshire

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Stephen Bardon

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Jennifer Elizabeth Johnson

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Paul Richard Whibley

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Christina Winifred Katherine Pearson

Member schools (16)

16 schools|16 with risk flags|26 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Adelaide Heath Academy	148641	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Adelaide School	140457	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy	148235	Not applicable	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Castlewood School	141171	Not applicable	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy	146272	Not applicable	workforce pressureofsted concernhigh staff costs
Cicely Haughton School	142169	Not applicable	high absence
Finch Woods Academy	141033	Not applicable	high absenceofsted concernhigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Loxley Hall School	142170	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Manor Abbey School	150771	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Merryfields School	143897	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Oakfield Lodge School	148886	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Rocklands School	145276	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Shenstone Lodge School	147347	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Sherbrook Primary School	150426	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Springfield School	143354	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Meadows School	143346	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs