Trusted Schools Alliance

UID 5705·Companies House 09617166·Incorporated June 2015·Compare

Schools

Flags

6 high severity

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

Total income

£37.5m

4,875 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.3%

of income

Avg reserves

14.3%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.5%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

4,875 / 5,155 places

Total admin cost

£1.7m

£342 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 9 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

3 of 9 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Absence is above the national average in 5 of 9 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

5 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

8 of 9 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

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

89%meeting standard or above

Across 9 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

80% Good+

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

80% Good+

Good 4RI 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 5

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 9

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.8

-2.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

75.0%

+14.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Oldbury Wells School, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD

Companies House09617166

Incorporated1 June 2015

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	4,873	£24.3m	£23.0m	74.3%	9.7%
2022/23	9	4,897	£32.8m	£30.3m	71.3%	12.4%
2023/24	9	4,953	£34.7m	£33.3m	72.0%	11.3%
2024/25partial	9	4,875	£37.5m	£33.9m	69.3%	14.3%
2025/26	9	4,797	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.5%

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

£1,961,000

CS staff costs

£1,644,000

CS income

£585,000

Admin & clerical£592,000

Teaching staff£783,000

ICT£70,000

Premises-£18,000

Legal & professional£98,000

Auditor costs£36,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2024

12 current directors · Average tenure: 4.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Steven Alexander Edwin Amio

director·< 1 year

Neil Anderson

director·1 year

Catherine Crooks

director·2 years

Tracey Capstick

director·2 years

Sarah Allen

director·2 years

Eithne Josephine Flynn

director·3 years

Jane Warren Woodall

director·4 years

William Barr Strachan

director·4 years

Vincenzo Maria Paola (Vince) Professor Pizzoni

director·5 years

Mark Ian Anderson

director·8 years

Rosemary Patey

director·8 years

Geoffrey George Baker

director·11 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2024

Marie Claire Wigley

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Martyn Cribb

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Christopher Leonard Mathews

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Trudie Hammond

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Donovan Charles Gibbons

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Nicholas John Hooper

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|4 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Alveley Primary School	143548	Primary	workforce pressure
Belvidere School	146506	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Castlefields Primary School	145202	Primary	workforce pressureperformance decline
Church Stretton School	139455	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Mary Webb School and Science College	146509	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Meole Brace School	146146	Secondary	high absence
Oldbury Wells School	142153	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
St Leonard's CofE Primary School	145221	Primary	workforce pressure
Stokesay Primary School	141340	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure