Castleford Academy Trust

UID 2572·Companies House 07547039·Incorporated March 2011·Compare

Schools

9

Flags

16

7 high severity

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

Total income

£40.9m

5,542 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.9%

Persistent: 22.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.1%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

5,542 / 5,763 places

At a glance

4 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 7RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.9

-3.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.0%

-9.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCastleford Academy, Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Companies House07547039
Incorporated1 March 2011

Trust growth over time

3
10/11
3
11/12
5
12/13
8
13/14
9
14/15
9
15/16
9
16/17
9
17/18
9
18/19
9
19/20
9
20/21
9
21/22
9
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2295,556£35.7m£33.5m69.8%28.7%
2022/2395,532£38.7m£35.2m69.4%13.0%
2023/2495,542£40.9m£38.2m72.4%0.0%
2024/25partial95,565

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£2,039,000

CS staff costs

£1,019,000

CS income

£472,000

Admin & clerical£834,000
Teaching staff£0
ICT£493,000
Premises£311,000
Legal & professional£53,000
Auditor costs£28,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 7.6 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Steven Honeyman

director·< 1 year

Gemma Claire Louise Doyle

director·3 years

Joanne Barton

director·4 years

George Paul Panayiotou

director·7 years

John Morrison

director·8 years

Marie Hunter

director·8 years

John Iveson

director·10 years

Adam Neil Fletcher

director·10 years

John Hughes

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Samantha Lee Stevens

secretary·15 years
13 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Jonathon Charles Hughes

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2026

Timothy Morris

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Jennifer Mcnichol

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Angela Pool

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Sally Wright

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Josephine Ann Budby

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

George Paul Panayiotou

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Barbara Townend

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Barbara Townend

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2015

George Paul Panayiotou

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Steven Frank White

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Roy Anthony Vaughan

director·15 years·Resigned May 2012

William Clift

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Member schools (9)

9 schools|7 with risk flags|7 high severity
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
workforce pressure
high absence
workforce pressure
workforce pressureperformance decline
high absence
ofsted concernhigh absenceperformance decline