Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust

UID 17233·Companies House 11830753·Incorporated February 2019·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

6

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

Total income

£16.1m

2,265 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.4%

of income

Avg reserves

15.7%

of income

Avg absence

5.0%

Persistent: 11.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

10.3%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

2,265 / 2,286 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 3Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 3Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 4

Leadership & management

Outst. 3Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

57.9

+11.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

83.3%

+22.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Sacred Heart Language College High Street, Harrow, HA3 7AY
Companies House11830753
Incorporated15 February 2019

Trust growth over time

4
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
4
21/22
4
22/23
4
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2242,281£14.4m£13.2m79.6%18.6%
2022/2342,286£15.0m£13.9m83.2%20.6%
2023/2442,265£16.1m£15.9m76.4%15.7%
2024/25partial42,216

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

-0.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£-133,000

CS staff costs

£-195,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£48,000
Teaching staff£64,000
ICT£0
Premises£4,000
Legal & professional£15,000
Auditor costs£42,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

4 current directors · Average tenure: 5.8 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (4)

Paula Ann Barbara Thompson

director·1 year

John Hamilton

director·7 years

Brendan Jarlath Byrne

director·7 years

James Coyle

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

Richard Francis Hodkinson

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Neville George Ransley

director·7 years·Resigned May 2021

Christopher Peter Borkowski

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Mary Elton

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Member schools (4)

4 schools|3 with risk flags|0 high severity
high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure