St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-academy Trust

UID 15712·Companies House 09499496·Incorporated March 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

10 high severity

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

Total income

£21.7m

2,879 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.8%

of income

Avg reserves

12.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.2%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

2,879 / 3,522 places

Total admin cost

£989k

£344 per pupil

Trust overview

8 of 21 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

5 of 21 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 4 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is at or below the national average in 18 of 21 schools.

All 21 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 21 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+

Good 13

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 12

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 20

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.6%

-6.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Nicholas Centre, Ipswich, IP1 1UQ

Companies House09499496

Incorporated19 March 2015

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 1Strong standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1Strong standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 2

Attendance & behaviour

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	21	2,970	£17.4m	£16.8m	74.3%	15.7%
2022/23	21	2,926	£19.0m	£18.4m	75.3%	14.2%
2023/24	21	2,906	£20.3m	£19.6m	75.8%	12.8%
2024/25partial	21	2,879	£21.7m	£20.3m	75.8%	12.4%
2025/26	21	2,831	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.4%

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

£1,150,000

CS staff costs

£681,000

CS income

£288,000

Admin & clerical£491,000

Teaching staff£130,000

ICT£24,000

Premises£116,000

Legal & professional£163,000

Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

8 current directors · Average tenure: 6.4 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Adrian Charles Williams

director·< 1 year

Tracey Lorraine Caffull

director·1 year

Jane Sarah Boyton Addis

director·2 years

Sarah Jane Rees

director·7 years

Andrew Alexander Blit

director·8 years

Stephen Harwood Cole

director·8 years

Alister James Gourlay

director·11 years

Jane Sheat

director·11 years

Company Secretary

Judith Haste

secretary·< 1 year

14 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Mark Trenavin-body

secretary·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Peter Michael Bloomfield

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Ryan Lamb

secretary·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Elina Limbu

secretary·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Sally Janet Revd Letman

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Sue Nicola Howe

Member schools (21)

21 schools|20 with risk flags|9 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket	146086	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Bedfield Church of England Primary School	148752	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Bramfield Church of England Primary School	143050	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Brampton Church of England Primary School	144827	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costs
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School	144625	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Elmsett Church of England Primary School	148751	Primary	workforce pressure
Eyke Church of England Primary School	143549	Primary	workforce pressure
Hartest Church of England Primary School	144215	Primary	ofsted concernhigh absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressureperformance decline
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School	145539	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Long Melford Church of England Primary School	143147	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Mellis Church of England Primary School	143807	Primary	high staff costs
Morland Church of England Primary School	145851	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Nacton Church of England Primary School	142994	Primary	workforce pressure
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School	144849	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsperformance decline
Sproughton Church of England Primary School	142595	Primary	—
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh	142597	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge	142598	Primary	in year deficitperformance decline
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich	146229	Primary	high absence
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School	144553	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury	142026	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressure