Wigmore School Academy Trust

UID 5333·Companies House 07466409·Incorporated December 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£4.8m

626 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

10.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

18.4%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

626 / 676 places

Total admin cost

£302k

£482 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 2 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

2 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is at or below the national average in 1 of 2 schools.

All 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

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.

At a glance

6 of 10 directors appointed in last 2 years2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.4

+2.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

87.0%

+26.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWigmore School Ford Street, Leominster, HR6 9UW

Companies House07466409

Incorporated10 December 2010

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	611	£4.0m	£4.0m	71.3%	12.0%
2022/23	2	607	£4.4m	£4.2m	70.9%	11.6%
2023/24	2	606	£4.5m	£4.5m	72.3%	10.1%
2024/25partial	2	626	£4.8m	£4.8m	74.3%	10.1%
2025/26	2	630	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

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

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 2.5 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Matthew Lewis Hood

director·< 1 year

Edward David Dr Wallington

director·< 1 year

Emma Caroline Gorbutt

director·< 1 year

Francis Richard Grimshaw

director·< 1 year

Joanne Louise Utley

director·< 1 year

Martin Henton

director·1 year

Steve Pollacco

director·3 years

Olivera Raraty

director·4 years

Gwen Fraser

director·5 years

Robert Dr Patterson

director·5 years

Company Secretary

Emma Louise Jenkins

secretary·3 years

21 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Steve Chilman

director·3 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Ceri Morgan

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Sarah Desborough

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Emma Bevan

secretary·5 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Colin Michael Felgate

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Jonathan Simon Williams

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Wigmore Primary School	136374	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Wigmore School	136405	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit

Wigmore Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Wigmore SchoolSecondary

workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit

·Resigned Sept 2021

Emma Peace

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Alison Macarthur

secretary·7 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Victor Sidney Harnett

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Andrew James Marson

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Dean Brian Curtis

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Stephen John Chilman

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Veronica Mary Ward

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Malcolm Paul Rochefort

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Phillip Preston

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Andrew Varden

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2016

WRIGLEYS SOLICITORS LLP

corporate-secretary·15 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Susan Elizabeth Harley

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2012

Cheryl Amanda Woolley

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Andrew Shaw

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Michael St george

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2017