Chester Diocesan Academies Trust

UID 2647·Companies House 08451787·Incorporated March 2013·Compare

Schools

30

Flags

39

13 high severity

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

Total income

£35.7m

5,100 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.4%

of income

Avg reserves

12.4%

of income

Avg absence

6.3%

Persistent: 15.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.2%

free school meals

Capacity

83%

5,100 / 6,133 places

At a glance

10 schools with declining results6 schools with absence above 8%3 schools in deficit3 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with Ofsted concerns11 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 17RI 1Inad. 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 5Good 14RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 3Good 16RI 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 26RI 1Inad. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

55.5%

-5.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressRoom 526, The Heath Business And Technical Park, Room 526, Runcorn, WA7 4QX
Companies House08451787
Incorporated19 March 2013

Trust growth over time

1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
6
16/17
11
17/18
12
18/19
15
19/20
16
20/21
16
21/22
19
22/23
24
23/24
28
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22162,806£16.5m£15.9m71.1%15.1%
2022/23193,392£20.6m£20.4m75.6%8.5%
2023/24243,875£26.2m£25.7m74.5%14.0%
2024/25partial284,980£7.4m£7.4m75.2%4.8%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£991,000

CS staff costs

£532,000

CS income

£626,000

Admin & clerical£325,000
Teaching staff£171,000
ICT£0
Premises£1,000
Legal & professional£324,000
Auditor costs£49,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.0 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Elizabeth Louise Holdcroft

director·< 1 year

Alison Margaret Beasley

director·2 years

Victoria Elizabeth Dunbar

director·3 years

Ralph Ian Mainard

director·4 years

John Philip Dr Mason

director·4 years

Christopher Robert Penn

director·5 years

Philip Mark Eastwood

director·6 years

David Rhys The Revd Felix

director·6 years

Neil Macaulay Dixon

director·6 years

Michael William Holland

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Christopher James Williams

secretary·2 years
19 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Susan Margaret Breckell

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Marianne Mowatt

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2021

JN HAMPTON LIMITED

corporate-secretary·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Janet Mary Carr

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Timothy John Leslie

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Jason Nicholas Hampton

secretary·7 years·Resigned Nov 2019

Andrew Ross

secretary·8 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Christopher Robert Penn

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Susan Patricia Noakes

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Joan Ryan

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Andrew David Morris

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Harry John Dr Ziman

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Anthony Parker

secretary·11 years·Resigned Jan 2018

Jeffrey Canon Turnbull

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Michael Robert The Venerable Dr Gilberston

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Edward Charles Garnett Owen

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Timothy Jerome Professor Wheeler

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Gordon Keith The Right Reverend Sinclair

director·13 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Elizabeth Canon Renshaw

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Member schools (30)

30 schools|20 with risk flags|13 high severity
performance decline
high absenceperformance decline
performance declineworkforce pressure
performance declineworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceofsted concern
performance declineofsted concern
workforce pressure
workforce pressureperformance decline
high absenceperformance decline