Wigston Academies Trust

UID 5638·Companies House 07975551·Incorporated March 2012·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.7m

1,604 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.3%

of income

Avg reserves

-37.4%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 20.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

11.8%

free school meals

Capacity

64%

1,604 / 2,489 places

Trust overview

1 of 2 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.

1 of 2 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (1 of 1).

1 school has 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

Trust-wide reserves at 23.6%above 20%1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.8

-3.4

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressWigston Academy, Wigston, LE18 2DU

Companies House07975551

Incorporated5 March 2012

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,602	£10.3m	£8.8m	78.3%	-40.5%
2022/23	2	1,579	£10.9m	£9.5m	75.6%	-46.7%
2023/24	2	1,604	£11.7m	£11.6m	76.3%	-37.4%
2024/25partial	2	1,579	—	—	—	—

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

7 current directors · Average tenure: 8.7 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Christine Elizabeth Stansfield

director·< 1 year

Nicki Green

director·7 years

Colin Spencer Gore

director·7 years

Pauline Munro

director·9 years

Elizabeth Jane Coates

director·11 years

Sheila Eileen Lamb

director·11 years

Gaynor Kathleen Swingler

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Sally Allen

secretary·5 years

33 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2026

Michael Raymond Wilson

director·1 year·Resigned Jan 2026

Mark Philip John Mitchley

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Kevin John Loydall

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Mark Philip John Mitchley

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Nigel Julian Cooke

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Ian James Cox

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Wigston Academy	137984	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Wigston College	138894	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficit

Wigston AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Wigston CollegeSecondary

high staff costsin year deficit

Colin Spencer Gore

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Martin John Byrne

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Ann Margaret Webster

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Darren Colin Callis

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Craig Peter Buckby

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Andrew Joost Willemsen

director·13 years·Resigned May 2014

Samantha Elliott

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Rhonda Hillary Hillsdon

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Deborah Jayne Hinks

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Kimberley Blower

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Kevin John Loydall