Accord Multi Academy Trust

UID 16259·Companies House 07484308·Incorporated January 2011

Schools

5

Flags

9

4 high severity

Total income

£23.9m

3,535 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.0%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 14.3%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.9%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

3,535 / 3,779 places

At a glance

3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2RI 1

Personal development

Good 4

Leadership & management

Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

49.9

+3.6

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

82.0%

+21.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressOssett Academy & Sixth Form College, Ossett, WF5 0DG
Companies House07484308
Incorporated6 January 2011

Trust growth over time

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

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2253,501£20.6m£20.8m71.3%21.1%
2022/2353,545£22.5m£20.9m70.0%13.1%
2023/2453,535£23.9m£22.4m75.0%0.0%
2024/25partial53,518

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,416,000

CS staff costs

£1,253,000

CS income

£51,000

Admin & clerical£946,000
Teaching staff£262,000
ICT£4,000
Premises£48,000
Legal & professional£65,000
Auditor costs£6,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Jennifer Yaqub

director·< 1 year

Andrew John Lancashire

director·2 years

Michael John Clements

director·3 years

Andrew Crossley

director·4 years

Pamela Mary Smith

director·5 years

Anita Barnwell

director·5 years

Michael Jeremy Dyson

director·7 years
42 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2025

Ross Bennett

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Craig Ian Shepherd

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Iain Francis Wilkinson

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Anthony Snowden

director·5 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Maureen Ann Mathers

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Rosalyn Sarah Collins

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Sonya Helen Strafford

director·7 years·Resigned May 2021

Nicholas Paul Adams

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Katie Speirs

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Lynne Cramphorn

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Janice Elizabeth Curtin

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

David Dickinson

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Richard Thomas Arthur Dennett

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2021

John Leam

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2024

William Andrew Kent

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Cindy Ann Chapman

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Alan Edward Warboys

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Nicola Marie Crum

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Neil Anderson Stott

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2015

Sarah Claire Kelly

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Sonya Helen Strafford

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Cathryn Louise Scarffe

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Rachel Anne Oldroyd

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Lisa Smith

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Clare Louise Thompson

secretary·14 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Rachael Jayne Walker

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Susan Ramsey

director·15 years·Resigned May 2012

Brendan Thomas Kelly

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Karen Woods

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Ernest Froggatt

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Michaela Sill

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Kathryn Clark

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Keith Arthur John Darch

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Gregg Franklyn Wilkinson

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Angela Withers

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Martin John Shevill

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2014

John Ruane

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Janice Upton

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Elizabeth Anne Moore

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Michael William Seeds

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Colin Richard Mallinson

director·15 years·Resigned May 2013

David Filby Drake

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|4 high severity
high absenceworkforce pressure
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure