Solent Academies Trust

UID 4559·Companies House 08374351·Incorporated January 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

17 high severity

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

Total income

£26.5m

895 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

57.0%

free school meals

Capacity

112%

895 / 797 places

Total admin cost

£642k

£717 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

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

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is above the national average in 5 of 5 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

All 5 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools, including 2 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

3.8

-42.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit 4 Acorn Business Park, Portsmouth, PO6 3TH

Companies House08374351

Incorporated24 January 2013

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

Strong standard 2

Achievement

Strong standard 2

Inclusion

Strong standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 2

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	847	£15.4m	£14.1m	73.4%	2.2%
2022/23	5	869	£21.1m	£19.5m	75.3%	0.0%
2023/24	5	866	£23.8m	£22.1m	75.3%	0.0%
2024/25partial	5	895	£26.5m	£24.5m	77.7%	0.0%
2025/26	5	906	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

9.0%

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

£2,422,000

CS staff costs

£1,855,000

CS income

£251,000

Admin & clerical£1,043,000

Teaching staff£426,000

ICT£0

Premises£53,000

Legal & professional£154,000

Auditor costs£33,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Murray Campbell

director·2 years

Gordon William Duff

director·4 years

Susan Elizabeth Banger

director·5 years

David Edward Hunt

director·5 years

Raymond Christopher Mead

director·6 years

Philip Slaughter

director·7 years

Gareth James Dr Morgan

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Samantha Jayne Galloway

secretary·4 years

22 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2026

Ruth Penelope Sturdy

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2026

Julia Hughes

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Sharon Louise Burt

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Andrew Michael Alderson

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Sonia Anne Marie White

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Kimberley Worthy

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Cliffdale Primary Academy	139967	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Dove House Academy	137605	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficit
Littlegreen Academy	146274	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mary Rose Academy	140325	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Redwood Park Academy	143828	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs