Albany Learning Trust

UID 5692·Companies House 08123168·Incorporated June 2012

Schools

Flags

Total income

£7.3m

1,027 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.4%

of income

Avg reserves

7.5%

of income

Avg absence

7.1%

Persistent: 19.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

26.4%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

1,027 / 1,071 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.4%below 5% threshold1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.7

-2.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.0%

-1.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAlbany Academy, Chorley, PR7 3AY

Companies House08123168

Incorporated28 June 2012

Trust growth over time

11/12

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13/14

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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	2	1,017	£6.4m	£6.3m	68.5%	5.7%
2022/23	2	1,026	£6.9m	£6.4m	72.0%	8.0%
2023/24	2	1,027	£7.3m	£7.0m	71.4%	7.5%
2024/25partial	2	1,029	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£325,000

CS staff costs

£258,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£126,000

Teaching staff£71,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£41,000

Auditor costs£16,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.7 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Michelle Clare Billington

director·< 1 year

Philip Arthur Jones

director·< 1 year

Alison Jayne Rothwell

director·< 1 year

Matthew Barr

director·2 years

Michael Andrew Wiles

director·2 years

Warren Martyn Ramsden

director·4 years

Paul Dyson-knight

director·4 years

Andrew Martin Purcell

director·4 years

Helen Jane Brown

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Christine Shaw

secretary·13 years

40 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2024

Nicola-Louise Richards

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Phillip Michael Rainford

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Charlotte Louise Bryant

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Rebecca Louise Hodge

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Dominic Martin Conway

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Mary Glenda Brindle

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Robert James Gavan

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Emily Cooper

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Alison Margaret Brindle

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Andy Purcell

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Helen Cable

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Katherine Crane

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Christina Cook

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Jason Stuart Parkin

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Alison Jayne Rothwell

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Linda Clarkson

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Belinda Baybutt

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2017

David William Thoburn

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Peter John Mayland

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Lindsey Janet Lynch

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2016

April Gibson

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Andrew Wiles

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Darren James Turner

director·13 years·Resigned May 2017

Michael Richard Wilson

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Jacqueline Anne Connor

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Marianne Mcghee

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Audrey Yates

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Alan John Cornthwaite

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Robert Denney

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Helen Cable

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Anthony Graeme Gibbs

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Jonathan Hayes

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Robert Dennis Hodgkins

director·13 years·Resigned May 2018

Hasina Khan

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Jacqueline Anne Connor

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Gregory Ian Morgan

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Mark Parkinson

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Simon Partington

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Stephen Pollard

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Dennis Professor Price

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Albany Academy	138544	Secondary	high absence
Chorley New Road Primary Academy	148095	Primary	—

Albany AcademySecondary

high absence

Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary