Academy @ Worden

UID 2056·Companies House 08360915·Incorporated January 2013

Schools

Flags

Total income

£4.2m

574 pupils

Avg staff costs

80.9%

of income

Avg reserves

19.1%

of income

Avg absence

6.9%

Persistent: 17.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

31.7%

free school meals

Capacity

97%

574 / 590 places

At a glance

1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.2

-3.0

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAcademy @ Worden, Leyland, PR25 1QX

Companies House08360915

Incorporated15 January 2013

Trust growth over time

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	533	£3.6m	£3.4m	75.8%	26.5%
2022/23	1	545	£3.6m	£3.7m	80.2%	24.6%
2023/24	1	574	£4.2m	£4.2m	80.9%	19.1%
2024/25partial	1	618	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

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

12 current directors · Average tenure: 9.2 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (12)

Jane Bishop

director·1 year

Stephen Bennett

director·2 years

Joshua Bale

director·3 years

Julie Dawn Watkinson

director·7 years

Kathryn Marie Law

director·7 years

Suzanne Elizabeth Gardner

director·10 years

Deborah Frances Carr

director·12 years

Anne Christine Howden

director·13 years

Colin James Ferguson

director·13 years

Alan Mark Hammersley

director·13 years

David John Hewitt

director·13 years

Maureen Teresa Woodall

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Mark Reed

secretary·12 years

26 former officers — most recent departure: Apr 2025

Sarah Barrett

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Bernadette Simm

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Paul Smillie

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Stephen Thomas Porter

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Sarah Powell

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Jade Ciara Bibby

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2018

David Mark Lovelady

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Tracey Jane Tunesi

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Samantha Macpherson

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Kay Sonia Lovelady

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Mark Anthony John Tunesi

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Lorraine Janet Finley

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Jason Eric Meers

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2018

William John Lyon

secretary·12 years·Resigned Feb 2014

Christopher Santus Woodall

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Adam Blackburn

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Daniel Blackledge

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Stephen James Hawkins

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Karen Elizabeth Hawkins

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Christine Harrison

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Christopher Catherall

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Donna Maria Swarbrick

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Jane Bell

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Margaret Abbott

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Edward David Webster

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Jacqueline Louise Leach

secretary·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Academy@Worden	139290	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

Academy@WordenSecondary

high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure