Base Academy Trust

UID 16167·Companies House 10227910·Incorporated June 2016·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

4

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: May 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£6.8m

962 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.8%

of income

Avg reserves

8.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 18.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.8%

free school meals

Capacity

106%

962 / 908 places

At a glance

2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.7%

-0.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressRed Lane Primary School Red Lane, Bolton, BL2 5HP
Companies House10227910
Incorporated13 June 2016

Trust growth over time

2
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
20/21
2
21/22
2
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222768£4.4m£4.3m72.2%7.7%
2022/232739£4.6m£4.7m74.4%9.2%
2023/242749£5.1m£4.7m68.1%3.8%
2024/25partial2738

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£275,000

CS staff costs

£235,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£69,000
Teaching staff£162,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£11,000
Auditor costs£12,000

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity
workforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh absence