Tudor Grange Academies Trust

UID 5128·Companies House 07365748·Incorporated September 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

7 high severity

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

Total income

£61.5m

8,413 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 16.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.0%

free school meals

Capacity

84%

8,413 / 9,977 places

Trust overview

1 of 13 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

13 of 13 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 13 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 31% of schools (4 of 13).

4 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

92% 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 3.4%below 5% threshold5 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

86% Good+

Outst. 1Good 5Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4Inad. 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Leadership & management

92% Good+

Outst. 3Good 9Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.9

-3.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

64.6%

+3.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTudor Grange Academy, Solihull, B91 3PD

Companies House07365748

Incorporated3 September 2010

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	12	7,647	£48.2m	£44.2m	73.9%	0.0%
2022/23	13	8,311	£56.0m	£50.9m	73.5%	0.6%
2023/24	13	8,413	£61.5m	£57.3m	73.0%	0.0%
2024/25partial	13	8,533	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.9%

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

£4,238,000

CS staff costs

£2,895,000

CS income

-£1,530,000

Admin & clerical£1,468,000

Teaching staff£1,370,000

ICT£0

Premises£61,000

Legal & professional£247,000

Auditor costs£49,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 6.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Eman Dr Al-hillawi

director·< 1 year

Murray Laurence His Honour Creed

director·1 year

Tarek Professor Mostafa

director·2 years

Jeremy Stephen Chivers

director·3 years

Lucy Campbell

director·5 years

Jane Ann Potter

director·6 years

Jennifer Anne Bexon-smith

director·8 years

Graham Michael Pearce

director·11 years

William Peter Dr Rock

director·15 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Sukvinder Kaur bains

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Jessica Sara Hall

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Gary Campbell

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2025

David George Brooks

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Neil Rollason

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Peter Charles Slough

Member schools (13)

13 schools|9 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Robert Smyth Academy	137161	Secondary	—
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst	146379	Secondary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch	140731	Secondary	high absence
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester	135913	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull	136310	Secondary	workforce pressure
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath	138462	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley	150046	Primary	—
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale	147090	Primary	—
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell	148114	Primary	workforce pressure
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree	147364	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor	140530	Primary	in year deficit
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James	139007	Primary	—
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School	144479	All-through	high absence