River Tees Multi-academy Trust

UID 16068·Companies House 09861442·Incorporated November 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

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

Total income

£8.7m

255 pupils

Avg staff costs

123.4%

of income

Avg reserves

46.0%

of income

Avg absence

12.6%

Persistent: 32.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

53.0%

free school meals

Capacity

65%

255 / 392 places

Trust overview

1 of 5 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

1 of 5 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (1 of 1).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

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 29.0%above 20%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit1 school with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

17.1

-29.1

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressComplementary Education, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD

Companies House09861442

Incorporated6 November 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	240	£5.5m	£4.0m	61.3%	48.4%
2022/23	5	222	£7.5m	£6.8m	73.7%	42.7%
2023/24	5	255	£8.7m	£8.5m	123.4%	46.0%
2024/25partial	5	418	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.7%

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

£421,000

CS staff costs

£320,000

CS income

£174,000

Admin & clerical£118,000

Teaching staff£187,000

ICT£17,000

Premises£4,000

Legal & professional£21,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Kay Taylor

director·< 1 year

Samina Javed-sarwar

director·1 year

Sara Davidson

director·1 year

Kush Kumar

director·2 years

Katie Stevens

director·2 years

Heather Ferguson

director·5 years

Lorna Mclean

director·5 years

Clare Patrick Cambage

director·7 years

Christina Jones

director·7 years

Mark Harrison Bruce

director·8 years

18 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Patricia Miller

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Andrew Thomas Fowler

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Simon Charles Williamson

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Janice Brunton-dobson

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Ian Gordon Dr Iceton

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Chloe Victoria Hoggard

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
River Tees Academy Grangetown	149101	Not applicable	high absence
River Tees Hospital School	142502	Not applicable	high staff costsin year deficit
River Tees Primary Academy	142511	Not applicable	workforce pressure
River Tees Secondary Academy	142487	Not applicable	—
River Tyne Academy Gateshead	144352	Not applicable	—