Amethyst Academies Trust

UID 2095·Companies House 08310900·Incorporated November 2012·Compare

Schools

5

Flags

14

5 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£33.4m

3,287 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.2%

of income

Avg reserves

3.5%

of income

Avg absence

10.1%

Persistent: 30.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

53.9%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

3,287 / 3,743 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago5 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns3 schools with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1Inad. 1

Personal development

Good 2Inad. 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

37.1

-9.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCentral Team Office - Penn Hall School Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Companies House08310900
Incorporated28 November 2012

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
3
21/22
4
22/23
5
23/24
5
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2232,237£19.4m£18.6m78.4%10.1%
2022/2342,539£24.9m£24.6m79.9%5.2%
2023/2453,287£33.4m£31.7m77.2%3.5%
2024/25partial53,359

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,280,000

CS staff costs

£1,249,000

CS income

£2,000

Admin & clerical£1,210,000
Teaching staff£21,000
ICT£1,000
Premises£11,000
Legal & professional£13,000
Auditor costs£0

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|4 high severity
high absence
high absenceworkforce pressure
Penn Hall SchoolNot applicable
high staff costshigh absence
high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
ofsted concernhigh staff costshigh absence