The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust

UID 4909·Companies House 08545109·Incorporated May 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

33 high severity

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

Total income

£113.1m

15,420 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.7%

of income

Avg reserves

0.5%

of income

Avg absence

9.3%

Persistent: 25.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.7%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

15,420 / 17,236 places

Total admin cost

£4.8m

£312 per pupil

Trust overview

3 of 17 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

16 of 18 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 18 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 83% of schools (15 of 18).

15 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

94% of 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

Trust-wide reserves at 1.1%below 5% threshold15 schools with workforce pressure14 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results2 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

92% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

92% Good+

Outst. 1Good 11RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 11

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 16

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.5

-1.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

73.3%

+12.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressGreat Moor House Bittern Road, Exeter, EX2 7NL

Companies House08545109

Incorporated28 May 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	16	14,315	£91.8m	£85.0m	71.3%	2.8%
2022/23	17	15,287	£99.4m	£96.6m	77.4%	1.6%
2023/24	18	15,420	£113.1m	£98.2m	67.7%	0.5%
2024/25partial	18	15,335	—	—	—	—

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

11 current directors · Average tenure: 6.8 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Lindsay Cooper-smith

director·< 1 year

Shraddha Chaudhary

director·1 year

James Manwell Frampton

director·4 years

Teresa Gardner

director·4 years

Lee Elliot Prof Major

director·6 years

Andrew Robert Mulcock

director·7 years

Sarah Louise O'meara

director·7 years

Philip Bostock

director·8 years

Alexander Peter Walmsley

director·9 years

Moira Marder

director·10 years

Richard James Jacobs

director·13 years

27 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2026

Jade Otty

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2026

Lindsay Ellen Joan Doctor Hetherington

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Ben Manning

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Lindsay Ellen Joan Doctor Hetherington

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Ben Manning

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Crispin Taylor

Member schools (18)

18 schools|18 with risk flags|17 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
All Saints Church of England Academy	136142	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Cranbrook Education Campus	141514	All-through	workforce pressure
Exmouth Community College	136612	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concernworkforce pressure
Exwick Heights Primary School	144072	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Honiton Community College	136912	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Isca Academy	139682	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Lipson Co-operative Academy	136668	Secondary	high absence
Marine Academy Plymouth	147967	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Marine Academy Primary	139604	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Matford Brook Academy	143724	All-through	high absence
Queen Elizabeth's	136646	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Sidmouth College	149602	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
St James School	142805	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
St Luke's Church of England School	147401	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Tor Bridge High	137206	Secondary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
West Exe School	145404	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School	146600	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Whipton Barton Junior School	146578	Primary	workforce pressure