West Norfolk Academies Trust

UID 5275·Companies House 07546118·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£37.1m

5,054 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.2%

of income

Avg reserves

19.5%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 17.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

23.9%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

5,054 / 5,176 places

Trust overview

2 of 11 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

1 of 11 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

3 of 11 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 45% of schools (5 of 11).

5 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

5 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure3 schools in deficit2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 5

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 11

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.5

-1.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.7%

+1.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressQueensway, King's Lynn, PE30 4AW

Companies House07546118

Incorporated28 February 2011

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	5,108	£31.7m	£31.8m	77.6%	20.6%
2022/23	11	5,064	£34.0m	£32.6m	73.4%	21.3%
2023/24	11	5,054	£37.1m	£35.1m	72.2%	19.5%
2024/25partial	11	5,099	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.9%

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

£1,403,000

CS staff costs

£748,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£355,000

Teaching staff£386,000

ICT£144,000

Premises£71,000

Legal & professional£176,000

Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

12 current directors · Average tenure: 8.1 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Jane Isobel Middleton-jones

director·1 year

Dorothy Ann Pulsford-harris

director·1 year

Timothy John Allen

director·2 years

Roger Wood

director·4 years

Pauline Anne King

director·5 years

Mark Harold Ballman

director·7 years

Paul Bland

director·10 years

Peter David Harris

director·11 years

Kevin Andrew Baldwin

director·11 years

Anthony Robert Yates

director·13 years

Andrew Michael Johnson

director·13 years

Roger Henry Livesey

director·13 years

13 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

John Michael Brannon

director·4 years·Resigned May 2021

Tracey Lorraine Cornwell

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Robert Peter Lodge

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Lesley Bambridge

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Nicholas John Daubney

director·9 years·Resigned May 2023

Alan Taylor

Member schools (11)

11 schools|9 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Clenchwarton Primary School	141465	Primary	high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Gaywood Primary School	144532	Primary	—
Heacham Infant and Nursery School	143462	Primary	—
Heacham Junior School	142842	Primary	in year deficitworkforce pressure
Marshland High School	142396	Secondary	high absence
Smithdon High School	143520	Secondary	high absence
Snettisham Primary School	140852	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Springwood High School	136515	Secondary	high absence
St Clement's High School	140557	Secondary	high absence
Walpole Cross Keys Primary School	142751	Primary	workforce pressure
West Lynn Primary School	141168	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit