Abbey Multi Academy Trust

UID 2046·Companies House 07705552·Incorporated July 2011

Schools

8

Flags

15

5 high severity

Total income

£35.1m

4,692 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.8%

of income

Avg reserves

9.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 17.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.0%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

4,692 / 4,902 places

At a glance

4 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%4 schools in deficit1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6

Personal development

Good 6

Leadership & management

Good 8

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.8

-2.4

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.6%

-4.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Moyes Centre, Leeds, LS14 6NU
Companies House07705552
Incorporated14 July 2011

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
3
11/12
3
12/13
5
13/14
5
14/15
5
15/16
7
16/17
8
17/18
8
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
8
23/24
8
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2284,713£31.0m£26.7m80.7%5.1%
2022/2384,764£32.6m£29.1m70.3%5.3%
2023/2484,692£35.1m£32.6m73.8%9.0%
2024/25partial84,562

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,167,000

CS staff costs

£1,713,000

CS income

£249,000

Admin & clerical£1,061,000
Teaching staff£618,000
ICT£20,000
Premises£148,000
Legal & professional£59,000
Auditor costs£64,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.6 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Stephen John Exley

director·< 1 year

Wendy Jane Adeniji

director·1 year

Tracey Dawn Thornton

director·1 year

Charlotte Lee Holmes

director·1 year

Matthew James Short

director·1 year

Mark Scott Bennington

director·2 years

Helen Louise Pratten

director·7 years

Catherine Garrett

director·7 years

Gefrin Price

director·8 years

Steve Simkins

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Kerry Louise Weatherill

secretary·6 years
40 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Martin Andrew Temple

director·1 year·Resigned Nov 2024

Martin Graham Green

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Jacquelyn Ann Porritt

director·2 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Chiedza Jane Ikpeh

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Robert Andrew Pritchard

director·4 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Philip Anthony Turner

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Kamila Morawiecka-watkins

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2025

William Pieter Rachmann

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2024

William Shaw

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Helen Pratten

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Colin Ronald Blair

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Judith Reverend Smith

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Michael Dean Stratton

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Peter Jonathan Laurence

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Jonathan Robert Norden

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Paul Gwynn Whitman

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Helen Louise Pratten

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Theresa Mary Mason

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Anne Dr Brivonese

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Joanne Waterhouse

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2014

David Ryder

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Sandra Johnston

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2014

David Reverend Stevens

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Frances Baker

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Irene Heald

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Ian David Harris

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Ian David Harris

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2011

Elizabeth Mary Wilson

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

David Steven Kilkenny

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Clare Pyrah

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Joanne Beverley Hickling

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Terasa Lorraine Raddings

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Christopher Mark Dr Green

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Christopher Reverend Butler

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2012

Carol Jean Kitson

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Laura Margaret Chapman

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Joan Singleton

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Anne Elizabeth Wilson

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Kerry Shireen Stewart

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Timothy Simon Futers

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Member schools (8)

8 schools|6 with risk flags|5 high severity
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
high absenceworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline