Wigston Academies Trust

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

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.8m

1,579 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.5%

of income

Avg reserves

-31.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

12.6%

free school meals

Capacity

63%

1,579 / 2,489 places

Total admin cost

£1.1m

£702 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.

1 of 2 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have risen about 16 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is above the national average in 1 of 1 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

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

Trust-wide reserves at 21.9%above 20%1 school in deficit2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

Growth

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	£11.8m	£11.4m	75.5%	-31.1%
2025/26	2	1,527	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

4.2%

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

£506,000

CS staff costs

£447,000

CS income

£509,000

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£228,000

ICT£0

Premises£38,000

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£21,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

7 current directors · Average tenure: 9.0 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·8 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	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Wigston AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Wigston CollegeSecondary

workforce pressurehigh 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