The Alec Reed Academy

UID 2099·Companies House 04444278·Incorporated May 2002·Compare

Schools

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2024/25Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£16.3m

1,653 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.7%

of income

Avg reserves

26.2%

of income

Avg absence

8.2%

Persistent: 26.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.3%

free school meals

Capacity

87%

1,653 / 1,895 places

Total admin cost

£908k

£549 per pupil

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 26.2%above 20%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.1

-1.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

55.0%

-6.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Companies House04444278

Incorporated22 May 2002

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	1,658	£12.7m	£12.6m	78.0%	27.6%
2022/23	1	1,656	£13.5m	£13.9m	79.8%	23.4%
2023/24	1	1,653	£16.3m	£15.0m	70.7%	26.2%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

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

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

13 current directors · Average tenure: 5.0 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (13)

Shabana Kazi

director·< 1 year

Yash Niravkumar Rawal

director·1 year

Heather Mcneill

director·1 year

Yasmin Hassan

director·1 year

Rohan Desai

director·1 year

Efe Airefetalor

director·1 year

Jane Wotherspoon

director·3 years

Pratik Shah

director·4 years

Gagandeep Sethi

director·4 years

Phil Andrew Cosby

director·5 years

Dee Morrison

director·10 years

Dee Martin

director·11 years

Louise Prince

director·17 years

Company Secretary

Sandra Scott

secretary·< 1 year

51 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Trudy Puddle

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Sara Hasan

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Lucie Hernandez

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Christopher William Gliddon

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Jasdeep Singh Rehal

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Phil Mead

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alec Reed Academy	134369	All-through	workforce pressurehigh absence

Alec Reed AcademyAll-through

workforce pressurehigh absence

Jeremy Martin Julian

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Megan Dick

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Allison Janice Moise-dixon

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Emma Price

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Sofina Bhatti

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Tamana Sayed

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Josephine Youssefi

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Christina Annette Daisy Powell

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Mike Phillips

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Baba Abubakar Abu

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Gary William Lobbett

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Lorraine Dione Lewis

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Claudia Lashmore-bennett

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Clare Saysell

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Marghanita Helen Muris

secretary·13 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Anne Franklin

director·14 years·Resigned May 2012

Richard Antony Taylor

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Nicola Jane Reed

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Hugh Dunlop

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Anthony Rose

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2011

Gillian Kate Hodgson

director·16 years·Resigned May 2011

Hugh Richard Greenway

director·17 years·Resigned May 2011

Heather Flint

director·18 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Dennis Canty

director·18 years·Resigned May 2008

Nigel Butterworth

director·18 years·Resigned Oct 2010

Linda Marshall

director·18 years·Resigned Aug 2010

Brian Councillor Reeves

director·18 years·Resigned May 2014

Phil Andrew Cosby

director·18 years·Resigned May 2010

Wendy Noble

director·19 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Anne Franklin

director·19 years·Resigned May 2008

Heidi Swindenbank

director·20 years·Resigned Feb 2007

Joanna Smith

director·20 years·Resigned May 2009

Caroline Elizabeth Dr Whalley

director·20 years·Resigned Oct 2009

Derek Beal

director·20 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya

secretary·20 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Christine Mary Priestley

secretary·20 years·Resigned Sept 2005

Lawrence Jonathan Carter

director·20 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Christopher Roy Professor Husbands

director·20 years·Resigned Feb 2007

Louise Allanach

secretary·23 years·Resigned Sept 2005

Louise Allanach

director·23 years·Resigned Sept 2005

Alec Edward Reed

director·23 years·Resigned Aug 2007

Tom Lovell

director·24 years·Resigned Mar 2008

Lyn Robinson

director·24 years·Resigned Sept 2005

Paul Louis Rapacioli

director·24 years·Resigned Mar 2003

Lyn Robinson

secretary·24 years·Resigned May 2003