Cheshire Academies Trust

UID 5455·Companies House 08108086·Incorporated June 2012·Compare

Schools

11

Flags

17

5 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£20.9m

2,432 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.3%

of income

Avg reserves

7.4%

of income

Avg absence

5.7%

Persistent: 13.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.7%

free school meals

Capacity

76%

2,432 / 3,208 places

At a glance

3 schools in deficit3 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with declining results5 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 3Good 3RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 4Good 3

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 3

Leadership & management

Outst. 4Good 6RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.5%

+1.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressKelsall Primary School, Kelsall, CW6 0PU
Companies House08108086
Incorporated18 June 2012

Trust growth over time

1
11/12
2
12/13
2
13/14
4
14/15
4
15/16
4
16/17
4
17/18
5
18/19
5
19/20
6
20/21
6
21/22
8
22/23
10
23/24
11
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2261,633£9.2m£8.4m68.3%16.7%
2022/2382,111£12.6m£12.2m71.1%9.8%
2023/24102,837£16.6m£16.2m73.7%7.5%
2024/25partial112,944£4.3m£4.3m80.4%5.9%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.9 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Hailey Kelso

director·< 1 year

Linda Holdridge

director·< 1 year

Lindsay Cowan

director·1 year

Christopher Laurence Jelfs

director·2 years

Lynne Marie Fletcher

director·3 years

Jide Tope Olanipekun

director·3 years

Emlyn John Wright

director·5 years

Robert Edward Hughes

director·7 years

Janet Claire Sandford

director·7 years

Janet Helen Myers

director·7 years
32 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2025

Alice Elizabeth Greaves

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Geoff Mason

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Sarah Louise Price

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2021

William Michael Giffin

director·5 years·Resigned May 2024

Peter Woodhouse

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Joanne Elizabeth Harvey

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Alison Jean Ashley

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Martin Huber

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Alison Doreen Brennan

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Robert Ford

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Maura Margaret Connolly

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Joanne Marie Lucy

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Steven Michael Ellis

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2018

David Alan Wearing

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Katie Whiteman

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Susan Walters

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Lyndsay Watterson

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Gwyneth Struthers

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Terence George Harrop

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Michael David Hancock

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Lyn Howe

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Katherine Ellen Doyle

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Jon Moorhouse

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2018

Joanne Morris

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Christopher James Spray

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Nicholas Ankers

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Kathryn Youds

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Gillian Muriel Hunt

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Stephen Williams

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Harry John Dr Ziman

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Yvonne Angela Meadows

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Cynara Etienne Dr Livera

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2013

Member schools (11)

11 schools|7 with risk flags|4 high severity
workforce pressure
high absencehigh staff costs
workforce pressureperformance decline
workforce pressure
high staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressureperformance decline
high absencein year deficit
ofsted concernin year deficitworkforce pressurehigh absence