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Ted Wragg Trust Impact Report 2025/26

The Ted Wragg Trust is a family of 18 schools in Exeter and Devon serving 15,449 students. Its 2025/26 impact report covers academic results, staff and student wellbeing, community partnerships and the Trust's growth, under its mission of transforming lives through education.

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About

The Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust is a charitable organisation of 18 schools across Exeter and Devon, serving over 15,000 students from early years to post-16. Named after educationist Professor Ted Wragg, it focuses on transforming lives and strengthening communities through great education.

Key Metrics

Students and schools 18 schools served 15,449 students across Exeter and Devon, supported by 2,196 staff.
Primary attainment 72% of Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, a 13% increase since 2025 and well above national averages.
Phonics 91% of children reached the expected standard in phonics, significantly above the national average.
GCSE results Seven out of ten students achieved a standard pass (grade 4 or above) in both English and Maths.
Post-16 success Nearly 40% of post-16 students achieved A or A* grades, the best performance in the sixth form's history.

Key Outcomes

  • Student outcomes rose across primary, GCSE and post-16, with results above national averages.
  • Staff engagement strengthened, with 80% recommending the Trust as a great place to work, a 5% increase on the previous year.

Geography

South West

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
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Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Young people reached
3,414 young people accessed The Way during the year - around one in 19 young people across Wolverhampton - including 1,884 new young people...
Sessions and activities
618 sessions were delivered to bring young people together, with over 150 activities available each week across sport, arts and wellbeing.
Hours of youth work
3,497 hours of youth work support were provided, creating more than 41,000 moments of connection.
Young people built confidence, made new friends and developed leadership skills through trusted relationships and professional youth work.