The Warriner Multi Academy Trust

UID 15719·Companies House 09696059·Incorporated July 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£18.1m

2,652 pupils

Avg staff costs

66.7%

of income

Avg reserves

5.1%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 10.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

10.0%

free school meals

Capacity

84%

2,652 / 3,151 places

Trust overview

2 of 10 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

Overall absence is above the national average in 11% of schools (1 of 9).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All 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

4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results1 school with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 5

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 9

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.3

-1.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.5%

+2.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWarriner School, Bloxham, OX15 4LJ

Companies House09696059

Incorporated21 July 2015

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,352	£14.1m	£13.2m	72.2%	4.0%
2022/23	8	2,383	£15.1m	£13.9m	74.0%	6.6%
2023/24	10	2,652	£18.1m	£16.6m	66.7%	5.1%
2024/25partial	10	2,717	—	—	—	—

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: 5.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Nicola Jane Halton

director·< 1 year

Thomas Peter Willcock

director·1 year

Stacy Melville Thornton

director·1 year

Andrew Charles Millroy Jones

director·2 years

Nicola Jayne Harwood

director·3 years

Karen Margaret Metcalfe

director·4 years

Lindsey Jane Moran

director·5 years

Janet Elizabeth Watts

director·10 years

Mark Edward Howarth

director·10 years

Annabel Natalie Dr Kay

director·10 years

Duncan Raper

director·10 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Frances Mary Bartlett

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Rachel Anne Gallyot

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Robert John Baker

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Stephen Wilson

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Frances Mary Bartlett

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Ian Colin Broome

Member schools (10)

10 schools|6 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School	142191	Primary	—
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School	144525	Primary	workforce pressure
Farthinghoe Primary School	146008	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Finmere Church of England Primary School	147753	Primary	high staff costs
Graven Hill Primary School	149750	Primary	—
Grendon Underwood School	150823	Primary	—
Hornton Primary School	142200	Primary	high staff costsworkforce pressureperformance decline
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School	142206	Primary	workforce pressure
The Priors School	137488	Primary	—
The Warriner School	142218	Secondary	high absence