The Academies for Character and Excellence

UID 16126·Companies House 10098444·Incorporated April 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£20.1m

2,787 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.5%

of income

Avg reserves

3.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 12.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

21.6%

free school meals

Capacity

69%

2,787 / 4,023 places

Trust overview

2 of 20 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

17 of 20 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

5 of 20 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 30% of schools (6 of 20).

6 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

6 of 20 inspected schools have a sub-judgement area rated Requires Improvement — see their profiles for context.

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 2.6%below 5% threshold4 of 7 directors appointed in last 2 years5 schools with workforce pressure3 schools with declining results3 schools in deficit2 schools with staff costs above 78%6 schools with Ofsted concerns4 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

60% Good+

Outst. 2Good 7RI 6

Behaviour & attitudes

87% Good+

Outst. 4Good 9RI 2

Personal development

93% Good+

Outst. 2Good 12RI 1

Leadership & management

70% Good+

Outst. 2Good 12RI 6

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

72.8%

+11.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTotnes St Johns C Of E Primary School, Totnes, TQ9 5TZ

Companies House10098444

Incorporated1 April 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	12	2,198	£12.0m	£10.4m	65.9%	2.3%
2022/23	15	2,911	£16.8m	£15.5m	67.7%	5.7%
2023/24	17	2,353	£16.5m	£15.0m	68.1%	2.6%
2024/25partial	20	3,532	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.7%

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

£716,000

CS staff costs

£463,000

CS income

£82,000

Admin & clerical£141,000

Teaching staff£242,000

ICT£0

Premises£15,000

Legal & professional£120,000

Auditor costs£13,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.3 years · 10 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Michael Barry Antram

director·< 1 year

Timothy Morris Rutherford

director·< 1 year

Janet Rosamund Walden

director·< 1 year

Gillian Elsie Kendrick

director·< 1 year

Fatma Sabet muhammad sabet

director·4 years

Philip Clive Mantell

director·8 years

Jackie Gater

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Jacqueline Robilliard

secretary·< 1 year

16 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Alison Williams

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Paul Keith Bailey

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Geoffrey Martin Kenneth Hobbs

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Jonathan Richard Coe

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Paul Reynolds

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Mark John Haskell

Member schools (20)

20 schools|15 with risk flags|7 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Ashill Community Primary School	145199	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School	151282	Primary	high absenceofsted concernhigh staff costsin year deficit
Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School	147812	Primary	—
Brixham Church of England Primary School	147813	Primary	workforce pressure
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School	150638	Primary	ofsted concern
Castle Cary Community Primary School	150285	Primary	ofsted concern
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School	145103	Primary	—
Galmpton Church of England Primary School	145104	Primary	workforce pressure
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School	150637	Primary	ofsted concern
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	144985	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Milborne Port Primary School	151281	Primary	performance decline
Newtown Primary School	149615	Primary	ofsted concern
Shaldon Primary School	142803	Primary	—
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School	142802	Primary	—
Stoberry Park School	151291	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Stockland Church of England Primary Academy	137454	Primary	performance decline
Torre Church of England Academy	140092	Primary	—
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School	146534	Primary	high absencein year deficit
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School	150078	Primary	ofsted concern
Winsham Primary School	147024	Primary	high absence