Chancery Multi Academy Trust

UID 16970·Companies House 11024808·Incorporated October 2017·Compare

Schools

5

Flags

4

1 high severity

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

Total income

£8.7m

1,378 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.8%

of income

Avg reserves

8.5%

of income

Avg absence

3.8%

Persistent: 5.7%

More metrics

Avg FSM

9.0%

free school meals

Capacity

107%

1,378 / 1,284 places

At a glance

3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 1

Personal development

Good 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.2%

+9.2pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Berkeley Academy Laidon Avenue, Crewe, CW2 6RU
Companies House11024808
Incorporated20 October 2017

Trust growth over time

2
14/15
2
15/16
2
16/17
4
17/18
4
18/19
4
19/20
4
20/21
5
21/22
5
22/23
5
23/24
5
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2251,373£7.0m£6.8m74.1%9.8%
2022/2351,382£7.6m£7.7m77.5%4.8%
2023/2451,378£8.7m£8.1m70.8%8.5%
2024/25partial51,421

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.1%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£261,000

CS staff costs

£94,000

CS income

£22,000

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£92,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£144,000
Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.1 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Adrian Mark Veale

director·< 1 year

Karen Jane Fuller

director·< 1 year

Ann Kowalska

director·1 year

Christopher Bell

director·2 years

Simon Varo

director·2 years

Sarah Louise Gibson

director·3 years

Maria Eve Stelmach

director·3 years

Amanda Jane Mellor

director·4 years

Sarah Louise Gohr

director·6 years

Rosalyn Caulfield

director·8 years
19 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2026

Paul Joseph Tomkow

director·< 1 year·Resigned Mar 2026

Juan Zhou

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Rami Abu ayyash

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

James Lee Fuller

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Laura Churchill

director·4 years·Resigned Apr 2024

Anna May Russell

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Joanna Clare Longman

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Jenny Whiston

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Jonathan Mark Whitfield

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Steven Garry Coles

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Alison Hattersley

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Justine Twiss

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Sarah Louise Sproston

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Elizabeth Ann Martindale

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Becci Martin

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Jenny Whiston

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Lise Houldsworth

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Nicola Jane Ratcliffe

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Sarah Louise Gohr

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Member schools (5)

5 schools|4 with risk flags|1 high severity
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
performance decline