Centurion Multi-academy Trust

UID 17714·Companies House 15063412·Incorporated August 2023·Compare

Schools

4

Flags

8

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

Total income

£8.1m

336 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.5%

of income

Avg reserves

4.7%

of income

Avg absence

5.8%

Persistent: 17.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

41.3%

free school meals

Capacity

20%

336 / 1,712 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.4%below 5% threshold4 schools in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

37.8%

-23.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBattle Hill Primary School Berwick Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9DH
Companies House15063412
Incorporated10 August 2023

Trust growth over time

4
23/24
4
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2023/2441,490£8.1m£8.1m69.5%4.7%
2024/25partial41,495

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£423,000

CS staff costs

£173,000

CS income

£327,000

Admin & clerical£65,000
Teaching staff£107,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£153,000
Auditor costs£27,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 2.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Elliot John Stirk

director·< 1 year

Julie Warren

director·2 years

Paul Truscott

director·2 years

Susan Winter

director·2 years

Stephanie Gail Doughty

director·2 years

Steven Bates

director·2 years

Louise Isobel Guthrie

director·2 years
4 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

David Johnathan Dr Bass

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Darren Starling

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Matthew Hill

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Lynne Hindmarch

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|0 high severity
in year deficitperformance decline
in year deficit
in year deficit
ofsted concernin year deficit