Carlton Academy Trust

UID 17240·Companies House 11963458·Incorporated April 2019·Compare

Schools

8

Flags

20

8 high severity

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

Total income

£41.0m

4,517 pupils

Avg staff costs

71.0%

of income

Avg reserves

22.3%

of income

Avg absence

9.0%

Persistent: 27.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.3%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

4,517 / 4,818 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 35.1%above 20%7 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit1 school with declining results3 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 4

Personal development

Outst. 3Good 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 3Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

32.2

-14.0

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

49.0%

-12.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCarlton Bolling, Bradford, BD3 0DU
Companies House11963458
Incorporated25 April 2019

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
3
18/19
6
19/20
7
20/21
7
21/22
7
22/23
8
23/24
8
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2274,377£25.3m£22.2m69.5%9.4%
2022/2374,405£26.6m£22.7m63.2%29.4%
2023/2484,762£41.0m£37.6m71.0%22.3%
2024/25partial84,810

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,450,000

CS staff costs

£1,991,000

CS income

£-92,000

Admin & clerical£467,000
Teaching staff£1,434,000
ICT£9,000
Premises£99,000
Legal & professional£197,000
Auditor costs£52,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 4.2 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Rizwana Jamil

director·< 1 year

David Murphy

director·1 year

Julia Britton

director·1 year

Timothy Rogers

director·1 year

Heather Bell

director·2 years

Gwendolen Professor Bradshaw

director·4 years

Gillian Mary Arnold

director·6 years

Gareth David Logan

director·6 years

Roger Paul Butterfield

director·6 years

Kash Singh

director·6 years

Adrian Phillip Kneeshaw

director·6 years
6 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2025

Faisal Hussain Khan

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

SCHOFIELD SWEENEY

corporate-secretary·6 years·Resigned May 2025

Altaf Ahmad Sheikh

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Rizwana Jamil

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Gull Riasat Hussain

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2024

David Noel Thompson

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Member schools (8)

8 schools|8 with risk flags|7 high severity
high staff costsin year deficithigh absence
high absence
high absence
high absenceworkforce pressure
High Park SchoolNot applicable
high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
performance decline
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence