Ad Astra Academy Trust

UID 5445·Companies House 09308398·Incorporated November 2014

Schools

10

Flags

14

5 high severity

Total income

£24.3m

3,348 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.1%

of income

Avg reserves

4.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 15.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

43.9%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

3,348 / 3,411 places

At a glance

4 schools with staff costs above 78%4 schools in deficit1 school with declining results2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 6

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6

Personal development

Good 6

Leadership & management

Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.2%

-1.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHub Two, The Innovation Centre Venture Court, Hartlepool, TS25 5TG
Companies House09308398
Incorporated12 November 2014

Trust growth over time

1
13/14
3
14/15
5
15/16
5
16/17
6
17/18
7
18/19
8
19/20
8
20/21
8
21/22
8
22/23
10
23/24
10
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2283,116£19.1m£17.4m74.9%8.7%
2022/2383,109£20.7m£19.6m75.5%9.8%
2023/24103,348£24.3m£24.2m75.1%4.3%
2024/25partial103,317

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.4%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,392,000

CS staff costs

£795,000

CS income

£219,000

Admin & clerical£407,000
Teaching staff£244,000
ICT£1,000
Premises£62,000
Legal & professional£149,000
Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Mary Elizabeth Elwell

director·< 1 year

Alison Anderson

director·< 1 year

Paul Rickeard

director·< 1 year

Penelope Norman

director·1 year

David New

director·2 years

Emma Louise Robins

director·2 years

Mark Richard Tilling

director·4 years

Richenda Courtenay Broad

director·5 years

Andrew Appleton Brown

director·11 years
17 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Peter Noteyoung

director·< 1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Joanne Louise Dobson

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Craig James Malarkey

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Mary Elizabeth Elwell

director·5 years·Resigned Jun 2021

John Gerarde Maddison

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Alison Wilson

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Charlotte Louise Haylock

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Stephen Hall

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Albert Pattison

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Graeme Revd Canon Buttery

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Julie Heather Thomas

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Adrian Charles Anthony Morris

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Christopher James Simmons

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Andrew Steel

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Amanda Joan Hall

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Garry Brown

director·11 years·Resigned May 2023

Raymond Priestman

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Member schools (10)

10 schools|9 with risk flags|5 high severity
high staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficit
high absence
workforce pressure
high absence
in year deficit
high staff costs
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline