Bronte Academy Trust

UID 16146·Companies House 10201636·Incorporated May 2016·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

9

5 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£6.1m

980 pupils

Avg staff costs

82.2%

of income

Avg reserves

9.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 11.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

11.3%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

980 / 1,060 places

At a glance

4 schools in deficit3 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 3

Personal development

Good 3

Leadership & management

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

54.3%

-6.8pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressTree Tops Haworth Primary School, Keighley, BD22 8DW
Companies House10201636
Incorporated26 May 2016

Trust growth over time

3
15/16
3
16/17
3
17/18
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 %
2021/2241,030£5.8m£5.3m73.5%13.2%
2022/2341,032£6.1m£5.7m72.5%16.7%
2023/244980£6.1m£6.3m82.2%9.2%
2024/25partial4939

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£328,000

CS staff costs

£276,000

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£103,000
Teaching staff£124,000
ICT£0
Premises£39,000
Legal & professional£2,000
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 8 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Angela Michele Robinson

director·< 1 year

Fredrick Robinson

director·< 1 year

William Gore

director·< 1 year

Josephine Price

director·2 years

Paul Richard Wilson

director·2 years

Ashley Scott

director·2 years

Richard Norris

director·2 years

Sarah-Jayne Cotton

director·9 years
20 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Jamila Juma-ware

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Alex Brown

director·2 years·Resigned May 2025

Anna Whitaker

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Gillian Louise Holland

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Penny Campbell

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Christopher Simon Rev Upton

director·4 years·Resigned May 2022

Sue Murdoch

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Trudy May Mahon

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Tracey Hirst

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Ruth Elizabeth Bowditch

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Joshua Terence Greaves

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Gillian Louise Holland

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Jennifer Mary Mayo

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Trevor Olsson

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Joanne Louise Pagdin

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Helen Sarah Thompson

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Steven Christopher Gant

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Kath Waddington

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2023

John Anthony Broughton

director·9 years·Resigned May 2021

John Harland Brownless

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|5 high severity
high staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficit
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
in year deficithigh absence