Severn Bridges Multi Academy Trust

UID 16619·Companies House 10651131·Incorporated March 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: May 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£13.1m

2,268 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.8%

of income

Avg reserves

6.8%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 13.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.9%

free school meals

Capacity

112%

2,268 / 2,017 places

Trust overview

1 of 6 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 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 17% of schools (1 of 6).

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

1 school with staff costs above 78%3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.6%

-1.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSbmat Office Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SZ

Companies House10651131

Incorporated3 March 2017

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	3	1,068	£5.4m	£5.0m	72.6%	7.4%
2022/23	3	1,048	£5.9m	£5.5m	74.3%	6.2%
2023/24	5	1,741	£9.5m	£9.0m	75.5%	7.7%
2024/25partial	5	1,719	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.1%

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

£529,000

CS staff costs

£410,000

CS income

£22,000

Admin & clerical£140,000

Teaching staff£147,000

ICT£3,000

Premises-£15,000

Legal & professional£27,000

Auditor costs£20,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

6 current directors · Average tenure: 4.3 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (6)

Philip Wiliam Wilson

director·1 year

Stephanie Kelly

director·1 year

Kathryn Parsons

director·3 years

Martin Kirk

director·4 years

Ian Gavin Yeadon

director·6 years

Pat Wilcox

director·8 years

15 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Vicky Towers

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Carl Stacey

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Ernest Edwards

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Hilary Burke

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2023

David Vaughan Gunner

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Tony Jones

Member schools (6)

6 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Greenfields Primary School	144202	Primary	workforce pressure
Harlescott Junior School	150467	Primary	high staff costs
Mount Pleasant Primary	144434	Primary	workforce pressure
Radbrook Primary School	144203	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Short Wood Primary School	152070	Primary	—
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery	150468	Primary	—